1.Liability of the Railway for compensation
The Railway are liable to pay compensation for death /injury of a passenger in train accident as defined under Section 124 of the Railway Act, 1989. Similarly the railway are also liable to pay compensation for death / injury to a passenger and platform ticket holder in untoward incidents as defined under section 124 -A of the Act, such as terrorist acts violent attack, robbery, dacoity, rioting, shoot out or arson by any person in train or within the precincts of a railway station or accidental falling of a passenger from train.
The procedure for getting ex-gratia, interim relief and compensation for death/injury of a passenger in train accident /untoward incident is as under:-
