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CAG finds major goof ups in Indian Railways' train timings, distances

The blunders revealed by CAG were human errors, said railway official

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TRACK CHANGE Most people in the Indian Railways will say they use Scott's formula and then say they don't use it because it is too rigid and theoretical. Photo: iSTOCK

BS Web Team New Delhi
Even before becoming a reality by 2022, the Indian Railways is apparently already running bullet trains in Uttar Pradesh. While Indian Railways accords a very high priority to the punctual running of trains, the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India) has found major discrepancies in timings while auditing data entry of three trains -- Prayag Raj Express, Jaipur-Allahabad Express and New Delhi. The CAG has questioned the integrity of Indian Railways data, as incorrect entries were fed into IT-enabled Integrated Coaching Management System (ICMS), which helps in the online monitoring of punctuality of passenger carrying trains, reported the Times

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