There is no early respite in sight for passengers from train delays. The Indian Railways on Wednesday said the passengers will have to bear with train delays for another few months even if the ongoing maintenance and repair works go as per schedule.
The punctuality performance of the railways in 2017-18 has reported to be the worst in comparison to the two financial years before that, with almost 30 per cent of trains running late, according to official data.
“If we complete track maintenance work of about 5,000 km in this financial year, then in the next six to eight months passengers will be spared the inconvenience of delays,” Mohd Jamshed, the Railway Board Member (Traffic), said.
The punctuality of mail and express trains during April 2017-March 2018 was 71.39 per cent as compared to 76.69 per cent in the corresponding period of 2016-2017, which is a deterioration of 5.30 per cent. In 2015-2016, 77.44 per cent trains ran on time
