Lok Sabha Question No. 448 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.448 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

- *448.    SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of unmanned crossings in the country, zone and Statewise and in the newly proposed South Coastal Railway Zone;
- (b) whether the Railways has decided to advance 2020 deadline to get rid of unmanned level crossings and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds/budget allocated for removing unmanned level crossings in the country during the last three years and the current year, year and zone-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  funds  spent  and  utilized  during  the  above  said period, year and zone-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government is going to do away with 19,500 manned level crossings and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(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 STARRED QUESTION  NO.448  BY  SHRI  BALASHOWRY  VALLABHANENI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2019  REGARDING  UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a):  All  Unmanned  Level  Crossings  (UMLCs)  on  Broad  Gauge  {except those on  Metre  Gauge  (MG)  and  Narrow  Gauge  (NG)}  have  been eliminated  by  31.01.2019.    There  are  1048  Unmanned  Level  Crossings (UMLCs)  in  the  country  as  on  01.04.2019  on  MG  &  NG.    Out  of  1048 unmanned level crossings (LCs), 348 UMLCs exist on MG and 700 UMLCs are  on  NG.    State-Wise  and  Zone-wise  number  of  Unmanned  Level Crossings as on 01.04.2019 is appended as Appendix-I and II respectively.  So far as details of UMLCs on South Coastal Railway zone is concerned, Government has only recently approved setting up of South Coast Railway Zone.  This zone has to be operationalized yet. However, if jurisdiction of this zone is considered, there are no UMLCs in this zone.

(b):  Hon'ble Minister of Railways announced in Parliament in 2017-18 that all unmanned level crossings on Broad Gauge (BG) will be eliminated by 2020.    Accordingly,  all  unmanned  level  crossings  (UMLCs)  on  Broad Gauge (BG) have already been eliminated on 31 st  Jan 2019 i.e. much in advance of the deadline given in Parliament.

(c) & (d): Separate accountal of expenditure for elimination of unmanned LCs is not being maintained.  These works come under Plan Head 29 & 30.  Year wise and Zone-wise expenditure of funds for this purpose (under Plan Head-29 & 30) during the last three years (2016-19) is appended as Appendix-III.

(e):  There  are  20993  Manned  Level  Crossings  on  BG  system  as  on 01.04.2019. These  manned  level  crossings can be eliminated by constructing Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and Road Under Bridges (RUBs). The total requirement for elimination of these manned level crossings is ₹ 3.5  Lac  Crores.    Since  the  requirement  is  huge,  in  first  phase elimination  of  all  manned  level  crossings  on  Golden  Quadrilateral  (GQ) and Golden Diagonal (GD) routes (Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Howrah) having approximately 60% of railway traffic is under consideration.

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APPENDIX-I REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PART  (a)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  448  BY  SHRI  BALASHOWRY  VALLABHANENI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2019  REGARDING  UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

| S.No.              | No. of Unmanned Level Crossings on MG/NG in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   | No. of Unmanned Level Crossings on MG/NG in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.              | MG                                                                           | NG                                                                           |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh   | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 2 Assam            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 3 Bihar            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 4 Chandigarh       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 5 Chhattisgarh     | -                                                                            | 15                                                                           |
| 6 Delhi            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 7 Goa              | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 8 Gujarat          | 192                                                                          | 169                                                                          |
| 9 Haryana          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh   | - 4                                                                          | 10                                                                           |
| 11 Jammu & Kashmir | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 12 Jharkhand       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 13 Karnataka       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 14 Kerala          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 15 Madhya Pradesh  | 137                                                                          | -                                                                            |
| 16 Maharashtra     |                                                                              | - 154                                                                        |
| 17 Manipur         | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 18 Mizoram         | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 19 Nagaland        | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 20 Odisha          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 21 Puducherry      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 22 Punjab          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 23 Rajasthan       | 101                                                                          | 52                                                                           |
| 24 Tamil Nadu      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 25 Telangana       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 26 Tripura         | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh   | 55 2                                                                         |                                                                              |
| 28 Uttarakhand     | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 29 West Bengal     | -                                                                            | 167                                                                          |
| Total              | 348                                                                          | 700                                                                          |

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APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  448  BY  SHRI  BALASHOWRY  VALLABHANENI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2019  REGARDING  UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

| S.No.                      | Zonal Railway   | No. of Unmanned Level Crossings on MG/NG in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   | No. of Unmanned Level Crossings on MG/NG in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   |
|----------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                            |                 | MG                                                                           | NG                                                                           |
| 1 Central Railway          | -               | 109                                                                          |                                                                              |
| 2 Eastern Railway          | -               | -                                                                            |                                                                              |
| East Central Railway       | -               | -                                                                            | 3                                                                            |
| East Coast Railway         | -               | -                                                                            | 4                                                                            |
| Northern Railway           | -               | 4                                                                            | 5                                                                            |
| North Central Railway      | -               | 191                                                                          | 6                                                                            |
| North Eastern Railway      | 55              | -                                                                            | 7                                                                            |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | -               | 167                                                                          | 8                                                                            |
| North Western Railway      | 101             | -                                                                            | 9                                                                            |
| Southern Railway           | -               | -                                                                            | 10                                                                           |
| South Central Railway      | -               | -                                                                            | 11                                                                           |
| South Eastern Railway      | -               | -                                                                            | 12                                                                           |
| South East Central Railway | -               | 60                                                                           | 13                                                                           |
| South Western Railway      | -               | -                                                                            | 14                                                                           |
| Western Railway            | 192             | 169                                                                          | 15                                                                           |
| West Central Railway       | -               | -                                                                            | 16                                                                           |
| Total                      | 348             | 700                                                                          |                                                                              |

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APPENDIX-III  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 448 BY SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 REGARDING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS ( ₹ in crore)

|                            | 2016-17      | 2016-17       | 2017-18      | 2017-18       | 2018-19      | 2018-19       |
|----------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
| Zonal Railway              | Alloca- tion | Utilisa- tion | Alloca- tion | Utilisa- tion | Alloca- tion | Utilisa- tion |
| Central Railway            | 139.00       | 129.46        | 165.07       | 142.73        | 253.61       | 211.38        |
| Eastern Railway            | 90.37        | 106.69        | 105.37       | 68.26         | 120.98       | 90.28         |
| East Central Railway       | 109.60       | 90.52         | 130.97       | 58.31         | 186.98       | 175.19        |
| East Coast Railway         | 203.47       | 178.15        | 255.52       | 220.14        | 276.02       | 182.05        |
| Northern Railway           | 475.45       | 460.60        | 584.94       | 480.63        | 754.06       | 514.98        |
| North Central Railway      | 414.60       | 540.75        | 488.80       | 344.69        | 468.08       | 318.55        |
| North Eastern Railway      | 161.99       | 170.04        | 180.32       | 178.55        | 247.38       | 250.84        |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 166.73       | 140.08        | 194.89       | 145.33        | 153.66       | 113.80        |
| North Western Railway      | 271.61       | 405.39        | 485.77       | 494.36        | 585.84       | 492.08        |
| Southern Railway           | 409.50       | 334.43        | 503.63       | 385.19        | 564.74       | 437.12        |
| South Central Railway      | 262.54       | 219.92        | 316.87       | 233.75        | 506.34       | 461.76        |
| South Eastern Railway      | 179.58       | 174.72        | 287.34       | 257.31        | 229.44       | 166.85        |
| South East Central Railway | 192.15       | 173.06        | 218.85       | 194.38        | 174.88       | 179.73        |
| South Western Railway      | 185.37       | 178.67        | 209.33       | 140.27        | 142.24       | 119.97        |
| Western Railway            | 307.33       | 235.68        | 340.71       | 228.14        | 422.78       | 402.53        |
| West Central Railway       | 176.18       | 171.03        | 206.62       | 140.75        | 292.98       | 104.51        |
| Total                      | 3745.47      | 3709.19       | 4675.00      | 3712.79       | 5380.01      | 4221.62       |

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