Lok Sabha Question No. 3659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: FOBs in East-Central Zone
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3659 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

FOBs IN EAST-CENTRAL ZONE

†3659. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of foot-over bridges (FOBs) and under bridges proposed to  be  constructed  by  the  Railways  in  the  East-Central  railway  zone and the locations thereof; and

- (b) whether any target has been fixed for completing the construction of  all  proposed  foot  over  bridges  and  under  bridges  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) and (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3659  BY  SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.08.2018 REGARDING FOBs IN EASTCENTRAL ZONE

- (a) and (b) Total 57 Nos. proposal for construction of Foot Over Bridges(FOBs)  works have been approved/sanctioned in 2018-19, details of which alongwith location are as under:-

|   Sl. No | Name of Work                                                                                                                 |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Provision of FOB 6.00M wide at Daltonganj for through pass as well as platform landing with Ramp and steps on each platform. |
|        2 | Raising of platform No.2, replacement of FOB with new 6M wide FOB & provision of Platform shed at Garhwa Road station.       |
|        3 | Provision of 2nd FOB of 6M wide at Parasnath station.                                                                        |
|        4 | Provision of FOB at Tankuppa, Bandhua, Choube, Sarnatabd, Herodih, Bhuli, Chowdhari Bandh & Parsabad stations.               |
|        5 | Provision of FOB and raising of Up & Down Platform from Rail Level to High Level at Kastha.                                  |
|        6 | Provision of FOB and raising of Up & Down Platform from Rail Level to High Level at Paraiya.                                 |
|        7 | Provision of FOB and raising of Up & Down Platform from Rail Level to High Level at Kumahau.                                 |
|        8 | Provision of FOB at Rafiganj station.                                                                                        |
|        9 | Replacement of old rotten FOB at Gaya station.                                                                               |
|       10 | Replacement of old rotten FOB at Deen Dayal Upadhyay station.                                                                |
|       11 | Replacement of old rotten FOB at Dehri-On-Sone station.                                                                      |
|       12 | Replacement of old rotten FOB at Sasaram station.                                                                            |
|       13 | Provision of one additional new FOB 6.0m wide at Muzaffarpur Station                                                         |
|       14 | Provision of one additional new FOB 6.0m wide at Barauni Station                                                             |
|       15 | Provision of one additional new FOB 6.0m wide with Escalator at Sonpur Station                                               |
|       16 | Provision of one additional new FOB at Naugachhia Station                                                                    |
|       17 | Provision of one additional new FOB at Khagaria Station                                                                      |

| 18    | Provision of one additional new FOB at Mansi Station                                                                                                                                                            |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 19    | Provision of new FOB and Raising of Platform No. 1 at Bhagwanpur Station                                                                                                                                        |
| 20    | Raising of Platform No.1 & 2 at Turki Station                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       | Dhang in Raxaul-Sitamarhi section. Extension of FOB at Bapudham Motihari (From Platform no. 1 to Circulating area) & Narkatiaganj (From Platform No.1/2 to Platform                                             |
| 22    | No.3) Provision of 3.0m wide FOB at Raj Nagar & Khajauli Stations.                                                                                                                                              |
| 23    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 24    | Provision of 3.60m wide FOB at Motipur and Mehesi Stations                                                                                                                                                      |
| 26    | Provision of FOB connecting Platform No.6, 2 & 3, 4 & 5 at Danapur station.                                                                                                                                     |
| 28    | Proposal for construction of 01 High Level island Platform (24 coaches length) with cover shed with loop line and extended connection of Delhi end & Howrah end FOB along proposed Platform at Danapur Station. |
|       | Provision of one additional new FOB at Begusarai Station                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29 30 | Provision of 10 feet wide FOB including raising of up Platform to High Level Platform at Sachivalaya Halt station                                                                                               |
| 31    | Provision of 10 feet wide FOB at Twinninganj and Kulharia station                                                                                                                                               |
| 32    | Extension of existing FOB at Ragunathpur, Zamania and Patliputra station                                                                                                                                        |
| 33    | Provision of 20 feet wide additional FOB at Patliputra station.                                                                                                                                                 |
| 34    | Provision of 10 feet wide FOB at Koelwar and Karisath station.                                                                                                                                                  |
| 35    | Replacement of existing FOB with new 20 feet wide FOB at Jamui                                                                                                                                                  |
| 36    | Provision of 12 feet wide additional FOB at Barh station.                                                                                                                                                       |
| 37    | Replacement of existing FOB with new 20 feet wide FOB at Bakhtiyarpur station.                                                                                                                                  |
| 38    | Provision of 10 feet wide FOB at Bansipur station.                                                                                                                                                              |

|   39 | Provision of 12 feet wide FOB at Jehanabad station.          |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|   40 | Provision of 10 feet wide FOB at Taregna station.            |
|   41 | Provision of 12 feet wide additional FOB at Hatidah station. |

Execution of above FOBs is planned by 2020-21.

Total 535 Nos. works (Open line + Construction Organisation) have been sanctioned  for  construction  of  Limited  height  Subway  (Under  Bridges) under ECR. Details are shown as under:-

| Division     | Total subways sanctioned   |   Proposed Target 2018-19 | Remarks                                                                 |
|--------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Dhanbad      | 120                        |                        29 | (i) Till date 15 Nos. of Under bridges have been constructed out of 535 |
| Mughalsarai  | 132                        |                        57 | Nos. These are in Dhanbad                                               |
| Danapur      | 66                         |                        33 | Sonepur Division=3 & by                                                 |
| Sonepur      | 78                         |                        27 | Consultation organization=6. (ii) Balance Under bridges (535-181)       |
| Samastipur   | 139                        |                        29 | i.e 354 Nos. are targeted for                                           |
| Construction |                            |                         6 | completion by Mar'2020.                                                 |
| Total        | 535                        |                       181 |                                                                         |

Total 181 Nos. Limited height Subway (Under Bridges) have been targeted for completion in the year 2018-19.

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