Lok Sabha Question No. 608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Construction of Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges in Delhi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Yogender Chandolia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.608

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD OVER BRIDGES AND ROAD UNDER

## BRIDGES IN DELHI

## 608. SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the need to construct Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges in Delhi on Railway Crossings, if so, the details of the proposals thereof;
- (b) the details of the proposed Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges  including  their  locations,  alignments  and  estimated  costs particularly  at  Kirari,  Ghewra,  Narela,  Siraspur,  Khera  Kalan,  Tikri Kalan, Holambj Kalan, Bhorgarh and the ROB from Badli Station to Rohini Sector-18 Metro Station;
- (c)  the  steps  taken/being taken by the Government to ensure that the  proposed  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  and  Road  Under  Bridges (RUBs) are designed and constructed with safety features including crash barriers, pedestrian crossings  and  emergency  response systems; and
- (d)  the  timeline  for  the  completion  of  the  proposed  Road  Over Bridges (ROBs) and Road Under Bridges (RUBs) and the details of the agencies responsible for their construction and maintenance?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  :  Sanctioning  of  works  of  Road  over  Bridge  (ROB)/Road under Bridge (RUB) in lieu of Level crossings (LCs) is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Such works are prioritised and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains & impact for road users and feasibility etc.

No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (June'25) is as under:

| Period            | ROBs/ RUBs constructed                                |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-14           | 4,148 Nos.                                            |
| 2014-25 (June'25) | 13,426 Nos. (Including 14 Nos. in the State of Delhi) |

As  on  01.04.2025,  4,402  Nos.  ROBs/  RUBs  are  sanctioned  at the cost of ₹ 1,00,860 cr on Indian Railways which are at various stages  of  planning  and  execution.  16  Nos.  Road  Over  Bridge (ROB)/Road  Under  Bridge  (RUB)  are  sanctioned  at  the  cost  of  Rs. 649 crore in the State of Delhi, Details are as under:

|   SN | Location                                     | ROB/ RUB/ FOB   | Cost (in ₹ Cr.)   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | LC No. 18 (Ghevra) on Delhi-Bathinda section | ROB             | 109               | This work was sanctioned on cost sharing basis. Subsequently, due to no response from the State Govt. this work could not be taken forward. Now, this work is being taken up at Railway's cost. The work of preparation of GAD has been taken up.                    |
|    2 | LC No. 16 (Narela) on Delhi-Ambala section   | RUB             | 165               | Initially, this work was sanctioned for the construction of ROB. Subsequently, on the request of State Govt. proposal of change of scheme of work i.e., from ROB to RUB has been approved by Railway. Accordingly, the work of preparation of GAD has been taken up. |
|    3 | LC No. 10 (Siraspur) on Delhi-Ambala         | RUB             | 4 . 76            | General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) has been approved. Detailed Estimate has also been sanctioned.                                                                                                                                                                     |

|    | section                                                 |         |        | Contract has been awarded. The work of Utility shifting has been taken up.                                                                                  |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4 | LC No. 11 (Khera Kalan) on Delhi-Ambala section         | RUB 3 . | 83     | GAD has been approved and detailed estimate has been sanctioned. Contract has been awarded.                                                                 |
|  5 | LC No. 12 (Khera Kalan) on Delhi-Ambala section         | ROB     | 131.55 | GAD has been approved and detailed estimate has been sanctioned.                                                                                            |
|  6 | LC No. 14 (Holambi Kalan) on Delhi-Ambala section       | RUB     | 9 . 1  | Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned. GAD has been prepared.                                                                                               |
|  7 | LC No. 15 (Bhorgarh) on Delhi-Ambala section            | RUB     | 5 . 7  | Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned. GAD has been approved. The work of Utility shifting has been taken up.                                               |
|  8 | LC No. 11 (Sultanpuri) on Delhi-Bathinda section        | ROB     | 53.62  | This work is being executed on Dual entity basis i.e., Railway portion by Railway and approaches by State Govt. Work of Railway Portion has been completed. |
|  9 | LC No. 19 on Delhi-Bathinda                             | RUB     | 1.37   | The work of preparation of GAD has been taken up.                                                                                                           |
| 10 | section LC No. 15 on Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Rewari section | RUB     | 21.70  | GAD has been approved. Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned.                                                                                               |
| 11 | LC No. 17 on Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Rewari                 | ROB     | 22.36  | GAD has been approved. Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned.                                                                                               |
| 12 | LC No.18 on Delhi-Ambala section                        | RUB     | 3.83   | The work was held up on account of land, which has now been resolved. The work of preparation of GAD has been taken up.                                     |

|   13 | Non LC (Ballimaran) at New Delhi Yard              | FOB   |   15.42 | GAD has been approved. Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned and Tender has been awarded.   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------|-------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   14 | Rebuild (Pul Dufferin) on Delhi- Dayabasti section | ROB   |   37.78 | GAD has been approved. Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned.                               |
|   15 | Rebuild (Pul Bangash) on Delhi- Dayabasti section  | ROB   |   38.16 | GAD has been approved. Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned.                               |
|   16 | Rebuild (Pul Mithai) on Delhi- Dayabasti section   | ROB   |   23.67 | GAD has been approved. Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned.                               |

The Details of the ROB/RUB works at Kirari, Tikri Kalan and Rohini

## Sector 18 metro station are as under:

|   SN | Location                                                       | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | LC No. 12 (Kirari) on Delhi-Bathinda                           | This work was sanctioned on cost sharing basis in year 2015-16. Subsequently, due to no response from State Govt. this work could not be taken forward. As per MoU with State Govt. regarding Kirari drain, now this work is to be taken up by State agency. |
|    2 | Non LC (Tikri Kalan) on Delhi- Bathinda                        | The feasibility for the construction of LHS has been examined and found not feasible.                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    3 | ROB at Non LC (Rohini Sector 18 metro station) on Delhi-Ambala | Full height Subway (size - 2 x 10.5m x 5.5m) of four lane has already been provided by Railway at this location to connect Rohini to Samaypur .                                                                                                              |

Railways have taken several safety measures for construction of  ROBs/RUBs. This includes proper alignment of approaches with proper  carriage  way  width  and  provision  of  foot  path  wherever possible.  In  addition,  provision  of  proper  road  surface,  standard signage,  safety  fencing,  road  marking,  lighting,  along  with  speed breaker as per requirements have also been provided in ROBs/RUBs. Completion and commissioning of ROB/RUB works depend on various  factors  like  cooperation  of   State  Governments  in  giving consent for closure of LCs,  fixing of approach alignment, approval of General Arrangement Drawing (GAD), land acquisition, removal of encroachments, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from  various  authorities,   law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of project/work  sites,   duration  of  working  season  in  a  year  for  the particular  project/area   due  to  climatic  conditions  etc.   All  these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works. *****