Lok Sabha Question No. 1819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NANDI YELLAIAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

1819.    SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Railways has announced that all the unmanned railway level crossings would be eliminated throughout the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  unmanned  level  crossings  replaced  by manned level crossings, railway zonal-wise and location-wise during the year 2016-17; and
- (c) the provision of budget made for the purpose during the above period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1819 BY SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.07.2017  REGARDING  UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a): Yes, Madam.  Ministry of Railways has announced a specific submission to eliminate all unmanned level crossings on Broad Gauge by March, 2020.

(b):  During  2016-17,  total  1503  level  crossings  have  been  eliminated out  of  which  707  have  been  eliminated  by  manning.    Location-wise data of unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) replaced by manned level crossings  (MLCs)  is  not  maintained.    Zone-wise  details  of  number  of UMLCs replaced by MLCs during 2016-17 is given below:

| S.N.   | Railways                   |   Elimination of Unmanned Level Crossings by Manned Level Crossings |
|--------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Central Railway            |                                                                   8 |
| 2      | Eastern Railway            |                                                                  51 |
| 3      | East Central Railway       |                                                                  29 |
| 4      | East Coast Railway         |                                                                  81 |
| 5      | Northern Railway           |                                                                  26 |
| 6      | North Central Railway      |                                                                   1 |
| 7      | North Eastern Railway      |                                                                  47 |
| 8      | Northeast Frontier Railway |                                                                  95 |
| 9      | North Western Railway      |                                                                  56 |
| 10     | Southern Railway           |                                                                  39 |
| 11     | South Central Railway      |                                                                  77 |
| 12     | South Eastern Railway      |                                                                 115 |
| 13     | South East Central Railway |                                                                  12 |
| 14     | South Western Railway      |                                                                  31 |
| 15     | Western Railway            |                                                                  39 |
| 16     | West Central Railway       |                                                                   0 |
| Total  | Total                      |                                                                 707 |

(c):  The  budget  allotment  for  Plan  Head  29  and  30  which  deals  with level crossing and Road Over Bridge/Road Under Bridge works including  elimination  of  level  crossings,  during  2016-17  was ` 3745 crore.

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