Why do so many trains crash in India? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

A devastating crash involving three trains killed nearly 300 people and injured more than 800 in India’s eastern Odisha state in 2023. It was one of the deadliest train crashes in history. But this isn’t the only crash to happen on Indian railways – one of the largest railway networks in the world. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Lucy Hockings talks to Alessandra Bonomolo – the director of a new BBC documentary called Why Trains Crash - about last year’s collision. BBC India correspondent Soutik Biswas, also joins the discussion to unpack why so many train crashes happen in India. Could the Odisha rail crash have been prevented - and are we doing enough around the world to make our railways safe? 00:00 Introduction 01:18 The Odisha train crash 02:57 Eyewitnesses 03:30 Local pharmacist helps victims 04:47 India's recent train crashes 05:54 A survivor's story 06:49 What railways mean to India 09:06 Safety concerns 10:03 Overcrowding 10:48 Investigation into Odisha crash 12:10 Derailments in India 12:59 New safety procedures 14:06 Impact on families after a crash 15:01 Sentimental railway memories vs crash reality Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #traincrash #india #traincrash