Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Eliminating Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram, Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## ELIMINATING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

- †*169.  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) the total number of level crossings across the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of unmanned level crossings on all the existing and operational rail lines;
- (c) the time-limit, if any, set by the Government to eliminate/convert unmanned level crossings into manned level crossings on the operational rail lines;
- (d) the details of alternative provisions made by the Government for the users at places where  unmanned  level crossings have been eliminated; and
- (e) the  total  amount  of  funds  spent/likely  to  be  spent  on  the aforesaid project?

## 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.169  BY  SHRI  VISHNU  DAYAL  RAM  AND  SHRI  NITESH GANGA DEB TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING ELIMINATING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a): There  were 21340  Manned  Level  Crossings (MLCs) and 1048 Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs) in the country as on 01.04.2019.  Out of  21340 manned level crossings (LCs), 20993 LCs are on Broad Gauge (BG), 136 LCs are on Metre Gauge (MG) and 211 LCs are on Narrow Gauge (NG).  So far as Gauge-wise breakup of UMLCs are concerned, record no. of  3479  UMLCs  were  eliminated  in  the  year  2018-19  out  of  which  1714 were eliminated in one month i.e. September 2018.  As of now, all UMLCs on Broad Gauge have been eliminated on 31.01.2019, 348 UMLCs exist on MG and 700 UMLCs are on NG.  State-Wise and Gauge-wise number of Level Crossings as on 01.04.2019 is as follows:

| S.No.   | State            | No. of Manned Level Crossings in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   | No. of Manned Level Crossings in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   | No. of Manned Level Crossings in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   | 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)   |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                  | BG                                                                | MG                                                                | NG                                                                | MG                                                                           | NG                                                                           |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 1192                                                              | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 2       | Assam            | 877                                                               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 3       | Bihar            | 1868                                                              | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 4       | Chandigarh       | 4                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     | 245                                                               | 0                                                                 | 19                                                                | 0                                                                            | 15                                                                           |
| 6       | Delhi            | 27                                                                | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 7       | Goa              | 10                                                                | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 8       | Gujarat          | 1786                                                              | 54                                                                | 39                                                                | 192                                                                          | 169                                                                          |
| 9       | Haryana          | 600                                                               | 0                                                                 | 2                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh | 13                                                                | 0                                                                 | 37                                                                | 0                                                                            | 4                                                                            |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir  | 34                                                                | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 12      | Jharkhand        | 518                                                               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 13      | Karnataka        | 813                                                               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 14      | Kerala           | 412                                                               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh   | 830                                                               | 6                                                                 | 41                                                                | 0                                                                            | 137                                                                          |
| 16      | Maharashtra      | 1051                                                              | 0                                                                 | 57                                                                | 0                                                                            | 154                                                                          |

| S.N.   | State         | No. of Manned Level Crossings in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   | No. of Manned Level Crossings in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   | No. of Manned Level Crossings in the country (as on 01.04.2019)   | 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)   |
|--------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        |               | BG                                                                | MG                                                                | NG                                                                | MG                                                                           | NG                                                                           |
| 17     | Manipur       | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 18     | Mizoram       | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 19     | Nagaland      | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 20     | Odisha        | 793                                                               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 21     | Puducherry    | 22                                                                | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 22     | Punjab        | 1150                                                              | 0                                                                 | 13                                                                | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 23     | Rajasthan     | 1306                                                              | 13                                                                | 3                                                                 | 101                                                                          | 52                                                                           |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu    | 1419                                                              | 9                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 25     | Telangana     | 406                                                               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 26     | Tripura       | 15                                                                | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh | 3615                                                              | 54                                                                | 0                                                                 | 55                                                                           | 2                                                                            |
| 28     | Uttarakhand   | 173                                                               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 29     | West Bengal   | 1812                                                              | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 167                                                                          |
|        | Total         | 20993                                                             | 136                                                               | 211                                                               | 348                                                                          | 700                                                                          |
|        | Grand Total   |                                                                   | 21340                                                             | 21340                                                             | 1048                                                                         | 1048                                                                         |

(b)  &  (c):    All  UMLCs  on  BG  have  been  eliminated  on  31.01.2019.    At present, total 1048 UMLCs on Meter Gauge (MG) and Narrow Gauge (NG) exist  (348  on  MG  and  700  on  NG).    So  far  as  elimination  of  UMLCs  on Meter  Gauge  (MG)  and  Narrow  Gauge  (NG)  is  concerned,  it  has  been planned to be eliminated during gauge conversion.

(d): Depending upon site specific feasibility, UMLCs have been eliminated by adopting following methods, in consultation with State Govt:

-  Provision of Subways/RUBs/ROBs in lieu of level crossings.  This was carried  out  with  the  specific  approval  of  District  Magistrate  (State Government).

-  Merger  -  Merger  of  UMLCs  with  nearby  level  crossings  (LCs)/gradeseperators by construction of diversion road. This was carried out with the specific approval of District Magistrate (State Government).
-  Closure - Closing unmanned level crossings having NIL/ negligible Train Vehicle  Unit  (TVU).    This  was  carried  out  with  the  specific  approval  of District Magistrate (State Government).
-  ManningThough manning is not an ideal and cost economic proposition,  unmanned  LCs  which  could  not  be  eliminated  by  above methods, were manned.

(e):  Separate  accountal  of  expenditure  for  elimination  of  manned  and unmanned LCs are not being maintained.  These works come under Plan Head 29 & 30.  Year wise expenditure of funds for this purpose (under Plan  Head-29  &  30)  during  the  last  ten  years  (2009-19)  and  the  current year 2019-20 (upto May 2019) is as follows:

| S.No.   | Year                    |   Expenditure of funds under Plan Head-29 & 30 ( ₹ in Cr) |
|---------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | 2009-10                 |                                                    900.06 |
| 2       | 2010-11                 |                                                   1101.43 |
| 3       | 2011-12                 |                                                   1329.06 |
| 4       | 2012-13                 |                                                   1584.08 |
| 5       | 2013-14                 |                                                   1986.29 |
| 6       | 2014-15                 |                                                   2222.41 |
| 7       | 2015-16                 |                                                   2689.18 |
| 8       | 2016-17                 |                                                   3709.19 |
| 9       | 2017-18                 |                                                   3709.43 |
| 10      | 2018-19                 |                                                   4221.62 |
| 11      | 2019-20 (upto May 2019) |                                                    763.66 |
|         | Total                   |                                                  24216.4  |

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