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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well done India! Although I guess it means it won't be safe to ride on the tops of trains any more though, right?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's actually a pretty rare sight. The pictures you see online are mostly historical, and sometimes Bangladeshi. (I have nothing against them. In fact, I speak Bangla as my first language and can relate to them more than I do to north and south Indians. But they do still have that issue to some degree.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah that is quite probable

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

It changed from not safe to 100 % deadly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's very hard to find non-electric trains in India. In my >23 years spent there, the only time I encountered those were in the hill regions. And this map does align with that i.e. places with high altitude railway tracks seem to have a lower percentage of electrification in general.