PUNE: The deaths on the railway tracks in the Pune division was the highest last year since 2015 despite the number of trains operating being low compared to the pre-pandemic times.
The deaths on tracks, according to the Railway authorities' figures, increased by almost 80% in 2021, when compared to 2020 and by almost 54% compared to that in 2019. At present, the number of trains running through and originating from the Pune rail division is around 224 against 337 in 2019.