Lok Sabha Question No. 4783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Status of ROBs/RUBs/Manned/Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4783

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2023

## STATUS OF ROBS/RUBS/MANNED/UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

†4783. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Railway Over Bridges (ROBs), Railway Under Bridges (RUBs) and manned/unmanned level crossings under construction/pending in the country, State-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the said projects are being implemented as per schedule;
- (c) if not, the reasons for delay in implementation of the said projects, project-wise;
- (d)  the  number  of  ROBs/RUBs  sanctioned  and  operational  in  the country including Rajasthan along with the current status thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the said projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): As on 01.04.2022, 3834 Nos. of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and 11806 Nos. of Road Under Bridges (RUBs) (including 217 ROBs & 1746 RUBs in the State of  Rajasthan) are operational in the country. Further

199 ROBs and 705 RUBs ( including 13 ROBs & 74 RUBs  in Rajasthan) are completed in financial year 2022-23 till Feb'2023.

There are 1660 Nos. of ROBs and 2404 Nos. of RUBs (including 85 ROBs and 365 RUBs in Rajasthan) sanctioned in the country which are in various stages of implementation. State-wise details are appended.

All  Unmanned  level  crossings  (UMLCs)  on  Broad  Gauge  (BG) network  of  Indian  Railway  have  been  eliminated  by  31.01.2019. Replacement of level crossings (LCs) is done by providing ROBs/ RUBs in lieu of LCs or through direct closure (for low traffic LCs) by diversion of road traffic to nearby ROB/RUB/ LC, which is a continuous process and  taken  up  by  Railways  in  phases  depending  on  its  priority, feasibility  and  availability  of  funds  (except  LCs  on  National  Highway Corridors and LCs where State Govt. / Road Owning Authority / Local Authority want to take up the works at their own cost).

Completion  &  commissioning  of  ROB/RUB  works  depends  on various factors like cooperation of State Governments in consent for closure  of  LC,  fixing  of  approach  alignment,  approval  of  General Arrangement Drawing (GAD), land acquisition, removal of encroachment, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities and availability of funds.  All these factors affect the  completion  time  of  the  projects  /  works.    Therefore,  it  is  not feasible to fix definite timelines for completion of ROB/RUB works.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4783 BY SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  29.03.2023  REGARDING  STATUS  OF ROBS/RUBS/MANNED/UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a) to  (e):  State  wise  details  of  ROBs  &  RUBs/Subways  works  in various stages of implementation  in the country are as under;

| SN    | State           |   ROBs |   RUB/ Subways |
|-------|-----------------|--------|----------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh  |     63 |            155 |
| 2     | Assam           |      9 |             14 |
| 3     | Bihar           |     94 |             84 |
| 4     | Chhatisgarh     |     43 |             66 |
| 5     | Delhi           |     10 |              6 |
| 6     | Goa             |      3 |              1 |
| 7     | Gujarat         |    142 |            279 |
| 8     | Haryana         |     62 |            148 |
| 9     | Jammu & Kashmir |      1 |             22 |
| 10    | Jharkhand       |     39 |            104 |
| 11    | Karnataka       |     58 |             23 |
| 12    | Kerala          |     94 |              5 |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh  |    123 |            139 |
| 14    | Maharashtra     |    176 |            209 |
| 15    | Odisha          |    151 |             54 |
| 16    | Puducherry      |      1 |              0 |
| 17    | Punjab          |     26 |             48 |
| 18    | Rajasthan       |     85 |            365 |
| 19    | Tamilnadu       |    115 |            200 |
| 20    | Telangana       |     47 |             56 |
| 21    | Uttar Pradesh   |    230 |            340 |
| 22    | Uttarakhand     |      4 |              4 |
| 23    | West Bengal     |     84 |             82 |
| Total | Total           |   1660 |           2404 |

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