Lok Sabha Question No. 548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad, Nusrat Jahan Ruhi, Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.548 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

- †548.   SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD: SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct Rail Over Bridges on all the unmanned and manned railway crossings in the country;
- (b) if so, the time by which the construction of these Rail Over Bridges would be completed and the details thereof with respect to Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the number of such over bridges to be constructed in the country, especially  in  Bihar  and  Bikaner  Division  along  with  the  locations thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the fact that Railway crossing are kept closed unnecessarily and as a result diesel worth crores of rupees is wasted; and
- (e) the time limit for crossing the railway crossings prior to arrival and after departure of the trains as per rule?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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.548  BY  SHRI  CHANDESHWAR  PRASAD,  SHRIMATI  NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI AND SHRI RAHUL KASWAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.11.2019 REGARDING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a)  to  (c):  All  unmanned  Level  Crossings  (LCs)  on  Broad  gauge  have been eliminated by January 2019.

However,  on  manned  LCs,    Road  over  Bridge  (ROB)  in  lieu  of these LCs are being constructed on cost-sharing basis if traffic density is more than one lakh Train Vehicle Unit (TVU) subject to consent of State Government for closure of the LC and sharing of cost.

Division-wise data of ROBs is not maintained.  State-wise details of  ROBs including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan sanctioned on cost sharing basis as per Pink Book 2019-20 is appended.

Normally,  Railway  undertakes  construction  of  ROBs  in  Railway portion whereas approaches are being constructed by State Government. Generally, there is no problem of construction of ROBs in Railway  portion.  However,  it  is  difficult  to  fix  the  time  schedule  as construction of ROBs on approaches depends upon many factors such as availability of land, removal of encroachments, fixing the alignment of approaches, allocation of requisite funds etc.

(d):  Level  Crossings  are  not  closed  unnecessarily.  These  are  closed against road traffic for the safe passage of train or trains or any other Railway  operations.  These  are  required  to  ensure  safety  of  both  rail and road users.

(e): There is no time limit stipulated for crossing the railway crossings.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.548  BY  SHRI  CHANDESHWAR  PRASAD,  SHRIMATI  NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI AND SHRI RAHUL KASWAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.11.2019 REGARDING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a)  to  (c):  State-wise  -  Number  of  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  sanctioned  on cost sharing basis are as under:

| S.No. State       |   Road over Bridges |
|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh  |                  66 |
| 2 Assam           |                   1 |
| 3 Bihar           |                 119 |
| 4 Chhattisgarh    |                  29 |
| 5 Delhi           |                   4 |
| 6 Goa             |                   3 |
| 7 Gujarat         |                 127 |
| 8 Haryana         |                  74 |
| 9 Jammu & Kashmir |                   1 |
| 10 Jharkhand      |                  41 |
| 11 Karnataka      |                  42 |
| 12 Kerala         |                 109 |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh |                  92 |
| 14 Maharashtra    |                 102 |
| 15 Odisha         |                  42 |
| 16 Puducherry     |                   5 |
| 17 Punjab         |                  18 |
| 18 Rajasthan      |                  62 |
| 19 Tamil Nadu     |                 148 |
| 20 Telangana      |                  45 |
| 21 Uttar Pradesh  |                 312 |
| 22 Uttarakhand    |                   6 |
| 23 West Bengal    |                  87 |
| TOTAL             |                1535 |

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