Lok Sabha Question No. 2269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## LEVEL CROSSINGS

†2269.    SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether a number of level crossings still do not have gates, and if so, the details of such level crossings, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  considering  construction  of  rail underpasses and rail overbridges at such level crossings;
- (c) if so, the time by which the said work is likely to be completed along with the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to construct a boundary wall along the rail line on some routes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2269  BY  SHRI  MANOJ  TIWARI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2017 REGARDING LEVEL CROSSINGS

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

State-wise details, in this regards, are as under:

| S.N.   | States           |   Number of unmanned level crossings |
|--------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   |                                  361 |
| 2      | Assam            |                                  225 |
| 3      | Bihar            |                                  898 |
| 4      | Chandigarh       |                                    0 |
| 5      | Chattisgarh      |                                   61 |
| 6      | Delhi            |                                    1 |
| 7      | Goa              |                                    0 |
| 8      | Gujarat          |                                 1985 |
| 9      | Haryana          |                                  159 |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh |                                    6 |
| 11     | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                    1 |
| 12     | Jharkhand        |                                  172 |
| 13     | Karnataka        |                                  300 |
| 14     | Kerala           |                                    7 |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh   |                                  452 |
| 16     | Maharashtra      |                                  335 |
| 17     | Manipur          |                                    0 |
| 18     | Mizoram          |                                    0 |
| 19     | Nagaland         |                                    0 |
| 20     | Odisha           |                                  370 |
| 21     | Puducherry       |                                    3 |
| 22     | Punjab           |                                  395 |
| 23     | Rajasthan        |                                  940 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu       |                                  611 |
| 25     | Telangana        |                                   72 |
| 26     | Tripura          |                                    0 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh    |                                 1357 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand      |                                   47 |
| 29     | West Bengal      |                                  582 |
| Total  | Total            |                                 9340 |

- (b) & (c): Out of total 9340 unmanned level crossings, 6388 unmanned level  crossings  are  on  Broad  Gauge  (BG).    It  is  the  endeavour  of Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) on BG in a phased manner by either of the following:
-  Closure  -  Closing  unmanned  level  crossings  having  NIL/  negligible Train Vehicle Unit (TVU).
-  Merger -Merger of unmanned  level crossing gate to nearby manned/unmanned  level  crossing  or  subway/Road  Under  Bridge (RUB)/Road Over Bridge (ROB) by construction of diversion road.
-  Provision of Subways/RUBs.
-  Manning-  Phased  manning  of  unmanned  level  crossings,  which cannot be eliminated by above means.

Ministry of Railways has announced a specific sub-mission to eliminate  all  unmanned  level  crossings  on  Broad  Gauge  by  March 2020.

Approximately ` 8000  Cr. likely to be incurred in elimination of unmanned level crossings on BG upto March 2020.

- (d) & (e):  Railway generally constructs boundary wall only along such sections which are vulnerable to encroachments.

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