Lok Sabha Question No. 245 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Construction of Rail Over Bridges (ROBs) under Eastern Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sudhakar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.245

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF RAIL OVER BRIDGES (ROBs) UNDER EASTERN RAILWAY

## †*245. SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received proposal for construction of Rail Over Bridges (ROBs) at Buxar, Pandeypatti (Buxar), Baruna, Chausa, Raghunathpur, Turiganj and Dumraon railway stations under Eastern Railway;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  alongwith  the  time  by  which  the preparation  of  Techno  Feasibility  Report  (TFR)  and  Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the said work is likely to begin and the construction work of Rail Over Bridges in Chausa and Buxar is expected to be completed;
- (c) whether  the  construction  of  ROBs  at  Pandeypatti  (Buxar), Baruna, Raghunathpur, Turiganj and Dumraon railway stations has  been  included  in  the  list  of  projects  for  the  current financial year;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  alongwith  the  amount  of  funds allocated and the timeline fixed in this regard; and
- (e)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (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 LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  245  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 06.08.2025

(a)  to  (e)  :    Proposals/requests/suggestions/representations,  both formal  and  informal  for  Road  over  Bridges/Road  Under  Bridges (ROBs/RUBs)  are  received  from  State  Governments,  Members  of Parliament,  elected  representatives,  Railways'  own  requirements, organizations/rail  users  etc.  at  various  levels  including  Railway Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Division  Office  etc.  As  receipt  of  such proposals/complaints/suggestions is a continuous  and  dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained.  However,  these  are  examined  and  action  as  found feasible and justified is taken from time to time.

Sanctioning of such proposals for construction of ROBs/RUBs in  lieu  of  LCs  is  a  continuous  and  dynamic  process  of  Indian Railways. 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.

Nos. 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 558 Nos. in the State of Bihar) |

As  on  01.04.2025,  4,402  Nos.  ROBs/  RUBs  are  sanctioned  at the cost of ₹1,00,860 Cr on Indian Railways including 218 Nos. Road Over Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at the cost of ₹6,014

crore in the State of Bihar, which are at various stages of planning and execution.

As  on  01.04.2025,  17  Nos.  LCs  exist  in  Buxar  parliamentary constituency under East Central Railway. Out of which, 04 Nos. LCs are sanctioned for construction of ROB. Additionally, the works of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction ROB/RUB in lieu of 09 Nos.  LCs in Buxar  Parliamentary  constituency  have  been  taken  up.  Further action depends on TFR/DPR.

The details of sanctioned works of ROBs/RUBs and works for preparation of TFR / DPR at the mentioned locations are as under:-

|   SN | Location                       | ROB/ RUB   |   Cost (₹ in cr.) | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|------|--------------------------------|------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | LC No. 70 at Buxar (Patna end) | ROB        |                63 | The work of construction of ROB has been sanctioned. GAD has been approved. Contract has also been awarded.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|    2 | LC No. 78/A/E (Chausa)         | ROB        |                32 | The work of construction of ROB in lieu of LC No. 78/A/E at km 673/12-14 at Delhi end of Chausa railway station has been sanctioned. The work is being executed on dual entity basis i.e, Railway portion by Railways and Approaches by State Govt. The work of Railway Portion has been completed. Work of approaches has been taken up by State Govt. |

|   3 | LC No. 59B/T (Raghunathpur)           | ROB   | 76   | The work of construction of ROB in lieu of LC No. 59B/T at km 628/33-35 at Delhi end of Raghunathpur railway station has been sanctioned. The work is being executed by State Govt. on single entity basis. GAD has been approved. Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned.                       |
|-----|---------------------------------------|-------|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | LC No. 67 (Dumraon)                   | ROB   | 57   | The work of construction of ROB in lieu of LC No. 67 at km 645/6-8 at Delhi end of Dumraon railway station has been sanctioned. The work is being executed by State Govt. on single entity basis. GAD has been approved. Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned. Contract has also been awarded. |
|   5 | LC No. 72/B/T (Pandey Patti)          | -     |      | The work of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   6 | LC No. 62C/T (Twininganj) /Turiganj   | -     |      | Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction of ROB/RUB at these locations has been taken up. Further action depends on TFR/DPR.                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   7 | LC No. 68 at Km 649/454 (near Baruna) | -     |      | The work of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction of ROB/RUB at this location will be taken up. Further action depends on TFR/DPR.                                                                                             |

Further, Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of work:

- (i) Joint survey with concerned State Govt./Road Owning Authority  is  done  before  finalizing  the  General  Arrangement Drawing  (GAD) to ensure smooth execution.
- (ii) Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works.
- (iii) Standardization of superstructure drawings for various combinations of span, skewness and width of road on Railway portion  has  been  done  to  avoid  delays  during  the  design approval.  This  has  been  issued  in  the  form  of  compendium, which  can  be  directly  adopted  for  Road  Over  Bridge  across Railway lines for expeditious planning.
- (iv) ROB/RUB works are planned to be executed on a single entity basis by Railway wherever possible. In case any Road Owning authority/State Govt. wants then Railway may permit them to execute the work on a single entity basis.

Completion  &  commissioning  of  ROB/RUB  works  depends  on various  factors  like  cooperation  of   State  Governments  in  giving 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,   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.

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