Indian Railways operates India's railway system and comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India.
As of 2023[update], it maintains over 108,706 km (67,547 mi) of tracks and operates over 13,000 trains daily.
[2] In 2019–20, the Indian Railways reported zero passenger deaths due to accidents for the first time in its history.
[3] At least 313 people died in 40 train accidents in 2023–24 and 748 people have died in 638 train accidents in the previous ten years.
[4] This is an incomplete chronological list of railway accidents and incidents in India.