Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Elimination of Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PINAKI MISRA, Shrirang Appa Barne, K. ASHOK KUMAR, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 133

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## ELIMINATION OF UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

133. SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the elimination of unmanned level crossings is the need of the hour at present;
- (b) if so, whether the Union Government has taken a decision to eliminate all unmanned level crossings at broad gauge lines by 2020;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the plan chalked out in this regard;
- (d) whether  some  Railway  zones  have  fully  removed  unmanned  level crossings from their broad gauge lines and if so, the name of such railway zones; and
- (e) the extent to which elimination work of unmanned level crossings has been done, zone-wise?

## 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. 133 BY SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRI PINAKI MISRA, SHRI  SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE,  SHRI  K.  ASHOK  KUMAR,  SHRI  KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA  SINGH  CHANDEL,  DR.  SHRIKANT  EKNATH  SHINDE,  SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL AND SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2018 REGARDING ELIMINATION OF UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Madam.    The  unmanned  level  crossings  (UMLCs)  on  Broad Gauge (BG) are targeted for elimination by March 2020.  However efforts are being  made  to  eliminate  all  UMLCs  on  BG  even  earlier  also.    It  is  the endeavor  of  Railways  to  eliminate  all  unmanned  level  crossings    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.
-  ManningManning of unmanned level crossings which cannot be eliminated by above means.
- (d)  &  (e):  Four  Zonal  Railways  i.e.  Central  Railway,  Eastern  Railway,  South East Central Railway and West Central Railway have fully eliminated UMLCs on BG.  Zone-wise elimination of UMLCs on BG is as follows:

|   SN | Zonal Railway        |   UMLCs on BG as on 01.04.2018 |   Progress 2018-19 (April to Jun' 18) |   UMLCs on BG as on 01.07.2018 |
|------|----------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|    1 | Central Railway      |                              0 |                                     0 |                              0 |
|    2 | Eastern Railway      |                              0 |                                     0 |                              0 |
|    3 | East Central Railway |                            448 |                                    10 |                            438 |
|    4 | East Coast Railway   |                            117 |                                    19 |                             98 |
|    5 | Northern Railway     |                            606 |                                    58 |                            548 |

| SN   | Zonal Railway              |   UMLCs on BG as on 01.04.2018 | Progress 2018-19 (upto Jun' 18)   |   UMLCs on BG as on 01.07.2018 |
|------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 6    | 83                         |                             19 |                                   |                             64 |
| 7    | North Eastern Railway      |                            453 | 22                                |                            431 |
| 8    | Northeast Frontier Railway |                            151 | 54                                |                             97 |
| 9    | North Western Railway      |                            311 | 57                                |                            254 |
| 10   | Southern Railway           |                            185 | 52                                |                            133 |
| 11   | South Central Railway      |                            151 | 79                                |                             72 |
| 12   | South Eastern Railway      |                            149 | 73                                |                             76 |
| 13   | South East Central Railway |                              0 | 0                                 |                              0 |
| 14   | South Western Railway      |                            187 | 52                                |                            135 |
| 15   | Western Railway            |                            638 | 115                               |                            523 |
| 16   | West Central Railway       |                              0 | 0                                 |                              0 |
|      | Total                      |                           3479 | 610                               |                           2869 |

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