Lok Sabha Question No. 4498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Unmanned Railway Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SAVITRI THAKUR, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## UNMANNED RAILWAY CROSSINGS

- †4498.  SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of unmanned railway level crossings in the country as on date;
- (b) the  details  of  accidents  on  railway  level  crossings,  State-wise during the last two years, indicating the lives lost and persons injured and the compensation paid to the families of the deceased;
- (c) the  number  of  manned  railway  level  crossings  mechanised during these years; and
- (d) the steps taken to construct ROBs/RUBs in place of manned and unmanned railway crossings?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4498 BY SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR AND SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.03.2017 REGARDING UNMANNED RAILWAY CROSSINGS

(a): There are 9340 unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) in the country as on 01.04.2016.

(b): State-wise data of consequential train accidents are not maintained.  Zone-wise  details  of  number  of  consequential  unmanned level crossing (UMLC) accidents and persons killed and injured therein during  the  last  two  years  i.e.  2014-15,  2015-16  and  2016-17  (upto February,2017) are given below:

| Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   | Number of Consequential UMLC Accidents & deaths and Injuries during the last two years and current year from 1st April, 2016 to 28th February, 2017   |
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| Zonal Railway                                                                                                                                         | 2014-15                                                                                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                                                                               | 2015-16                                                                                                                                               | 2015-16                                                                                                                                               | 2015-16                                                                                                                                               | 2016-17 (Upto 28.02.2017)                                                                                                                             | 2016-17 (Upto 28.02.2017)                                                                                                                             | 2016-17 (Upto 28.02.2017)                                                                                                                             |
| Zonal Railway                                                                                                                                         | No. of accident                                                                                                                                       | Killed                                                                                                                                                | Injured                                                                                                                                               | No. of accident                                                                                                                                       | Killed                                                                                                                                                | Injured                                                                                                                                               | No. of accident                                                                                                                                       | Killed                                                                                                                                                | Injured                                                                                                                                               |
| Central Railway                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| Eastern Railway                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| East Central Railway                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                                                                    | 14                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| East Coast Railway                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| Northern Railway                                                                                                                                      | 9                                                                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                                                                    | 27                                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     |
| North Central Railway                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| North Eastern Railway                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                                     | 28                                                                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                                                     |
| Northeast Frontier                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| North Western Railway                                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     |
| Southern Railway                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| South Central Railway                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                                                                    | 18                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| South Eastern Railway                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                     |
| South East Central Railway                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| South Western Railway                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     |
| Western Railway                                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| West Central Railway                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                                                                 | 50                                                                                                                                                    | 130                                                                                                                                                   | 85                                                                                                                                                    | 29                                                                                                                                                    | 58                                                                                                                                                    | 40                                                                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                                                                    | 34                                                                                                                                                    | 16                                                                                                                                                    |

The amount of compensation paid to the families of the deceased in Railway level crossing accidents are as under:

(Amount in Lakhs of ` )

|                         | Year                     |   Death |
|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------|
| Unmanned Level Crossing | 2014-15                  |    6.3  |
|                         | 2015-16                  |   28.89 |
|                         | 01 Apr 2016- 22 Mar 2017 |   10.9  |
| Total                   |                          |   71.09 |

Note:- The compensation paid in a year as indicated above need not necessarily be related to the accidents/casualties in that year alone. This amount depends upon the number of cases which are finalized in a  particular  year  irrespective  of  the  year(s)  in  which  the  accidents they pertain to, have occurred.

## (c):    No.  of  level  crossings  mechanised  (interlocked)  during  the  last two years are as under:

| Item                           | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17              |
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
| Interlocking of Level Crossing | Target    | Done      | Target    | Done      | Target    | Done (upto Feb'2017) |
| Gates                          | 225       | 290       | 200       | 294       | 230       | 277                  |

(d): Railway has decided to construct Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under  Bridges  (RUBs)  on  cost  sharing  basis  in  lieu  of  busy  level crossings  where  Train  Vehicle  Unit  (TVU)  is  more  than  1  lakh.    In addition  Railway  is  constructing  RUBs  in  lieu  of  unmanned  level crossing wherever technically feasible.

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