Apart from landslides, operating the trains itself presents a problem, with the downward journey of the trains after loading iron ore being fraught with more dangers. According to a senior official in the operations department of SER: "Here our prime focus is on controlling speed through brake power. We have also catch-side and cabin-side arrangements so that if speed control is not possible due to some reason, the train will not crash onto the mainline and, instead, will automatically move onto these emergency lines that climbs up the mountain and the train will come to a natural halt."
In fact, the most critical section on the line is the 67 km treacherous stretch between S. Kota (AP) and Simliguda, where several accidents...
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