As Suresh Prabhu prepares to leave office as railways minister, RTI reply reveals over 370 train mishaps since 2014

File image of Suresh Prabhu. AFP[/caption]Since Prabhu took charge as Minister of Railways only on 9 November 2014, a few of the accidents in the table did not happen under his watch. But although the number of these incidents appear to have decreased with Prabhu at the helm, data shows that the number of deaths recorded in train derailments in the year 2016-17 were the highest in a decade.Here are some of the major accidents that have taken place with Prabhu as railway minister:Kaifiyat Express derailmentIn what turned out to be the second train derailment in just four days, 74 people were injured after the Delhi-bound Kaifiyat Express derailed near Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh early on 23 August 2017.Utkal Express derailmentFourteen coaches of the high-speed Utkal Express jumped the rails, with one of them crashing into a house adjacent to the track near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh on 19 August 2017, killing at least 24 people and leaving several others injured.Hirakhand Express tragedyThirty-four passengers died and over 60 injured as the engine and nine coaches of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh on 22 January 2017. Nine coaches — a luggage van, two general and four sleeper coaches, a second-cum-third AC coach, a third AC coach — and the engine went off the tracks.Indore-Patna Express derailmentIn November 2016, 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Pukhraya in Kanpur Dehat district killing over 100 passengers and injured 226, 76 of them seriously.Muri Express derailmentThe Muri Express, on its way to Jammu Tawi, derailed between Sirathu and Atsarai railway stations and one of its bogies overturned in November 2015. Two people were killed and nine injured in the accident.Duronto Express derailmentAt least two were killed and eight others suffered injuries when nine coaches of a Mumbai-bound train derailed near Kalburgi in Karnataka early on 12 September 2015.Kalka-Shimla derailmentTwo persons died and five others were injured after a narrow-gauge train derailed near Kalka on 12 September 2015.Janata Express derailmentThe engine and two coaches of the Dehradun-Varanasi Janata Express derailed near Bachrawan railway station in Rae Bareli on 20 March 2015, killing at least 22 and injuring more than 150.Bangalore City-Ernakulam Intercity Express derailmentNine passengers were killed and 16 seriously injured when nine bogies of the Ernakulam-bound Express train from Bengaluru jumped off the track near Anekal on 13 February 2015. Five men, three women and a nine-year-old were among those killed.Kamayani Express and Janata Express derailmentThe Kamayani Express and Janata Express both derailed near Harda in Madhya Pradesh near Machak river on 4 August 2015. The Kamayani Express was going to Varanasi from Mumbai while the Janata Express was going from Jabalpur to Mumbai.While delivering the Rail Budget of 2016, Prabhu announced an action plan called 'Mission zero accidents' which involved multiple measures to prevent train mishaps.On 23 August 2017, after the derailment of Kaifiyat Express, Prabhu took to Twitter to accept moral responsibility.