Champaran HumSafar Express : इन अजनबी सी राहों में, जो तू मेरा हमसफ़र हो जाये, बीत जाए पल भर में ये वक़्त, और हसीन सफ़र हो जाये. - Piyush Singh

With the Kanpur accident doing the rounds in blogs and media, this very unfortunate accident throws light on the necessity for a safe travel and good infrastructure required for safe,comfortable and punctual operation of trains. Despite gangmen monitoring tracks all throughout the day, some things are beyond the control of human beings. The blame cant be entirely put on the current RM and officials. IR has gone through years of negligence in terms of safety and infrastructure. Media keeps reporting things which may or may not be true. Some channels may try to popularise themselves or aim to get good TRP ratings. Also media shouldn't interview passengers as they are yet to come out of the shock and must be given some time. Its high time IR as a whole(not just NCR which is the site of the accident or WR who is operating the train), should first look into...
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replacing old tracks with new ones especially in the high speed zones before introducing more trains. My personal view is that IR should speed up LHB production for ensuring safety of passengers. My heartfelt prayers to the Almighty for the passengers whose PNR has been posted in IRI-/blog/post/2065596. Hope they are safe.I also pray to the Almighty for the departed souls to rest in peace.