Lok Sabha Question No. 659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey, Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 659

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

## 659.     DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  level  crossings,  across  the  country  at present, State-wise;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  unmanned  level  crossings  on  all  available and operational lines;
- (c)  the  deadline  fixed  by  the  Government  to  do  away  with  the unmanned level crossings on all the operational lines;
- (d) the alternative provisions that the Government has made for  the users  where  the  unmanned  level  crossings  have  been  done away with; and
- (e)  the  number  of  people  killed  at  level  crossings  in  the  country during the last five years and the action taken by the
- Government to minimize such accidents?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 659 BY DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY AND SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON  06.12.2023  REGARDING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

- (a)  &  (b):    As  on  01.04.2023,  there  are  total  18477  nos.  level crossings on the running lines of Indian Railway network, which include  17918  manned-level  crossings  (MLCs)  &  559  unmannedlevel crossings (UMLCs).    240  Nos. of manned  level crossings have  been  eliminated  further  upto  October'2023.  State  wise details are appended.
- (c):       All Unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) on running lines of Broad Gauge (BG) network of Indian Railway have been eliminated by 31.01.2019.  Only 559 UMLCs on Meter Gauge (MG) and Narrow Gauge (NG) sections exist on Indian Railways, which are planned for elimination during Gauge conversion of sections.
- (d):        UMLCs  are  eliminated  either  by  manning  or  by  providing diversion  roads  for  merger  with  existing  LC/RUB/ROB  or  by construction  of RUBs/ROBs or by direct closure, depending upon the site conditions.
- (e):   Since, 1 st  April 2019, the number of people died at LC gates due to accidents is 9.

Following  steps  have  been  taken  by  Indian  Railways  to minimize rail accidents at LCs in the country:

-  LCs are eliminated either by replacement with  RUBs/ROBs or by  direct  closure  or  by  providing  diversion  roads  for  merger with  existing  LC/RUB/ROB  and/or  existing  roads  depending upon the site conditions.
-  Level  Crossings  having  high  Rail/Road  vehicular  traffic  are interlocked with signals for enhancing safety.
-  Inspection  drives  are  being  launched  from  time  to  time  to ensure  availability  of  basic  infrastructure  at  level  crossings such as whistle boards, road warning boards, speed breakers, etc.
-  Public awareness campaigns/safety slogans are undertaken to create safety consciousness among  road users for safe passage at level crossings.
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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  and  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  659  BY  DR.  NISHIKANT  DUBEY  &  SHRI  ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.12.2023  REGARDING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

## State Wise Level Crossings (As on 01.04.2023)

| SN               | STATES           |   MLCs | UMLCs   |
|------------------|------------------|--------|---------|
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh   |    935 | 0       |
| 2                | Assam            |    871 | 0       |
| 3                | Bihar            |   1759 | 0       |
| 4                | Chandigarh       |      3 | 0       |
| 5                | Chattisgarh      |    191 | 0       |
| 6                | Delhi            |     26 | 0       |
| 7                | Goa              |      8 | 0       |
| 8                | Gujarat          |   1594 | 262*    |
| 9                | Haryana          |    473 | 0       |
| 10               | Himachal Pradesh |     53 | 0       |
| 11               | Jammu & Kashmir  |     28 | 0       |
| 12               | Jharkhand        |    392 | 0       |
| 13               | Karnataka        |    643 | 0       |
| 14               | Kerala           |    388 | 0       |
| 15               | Madhya Pradesh   |    639 | 0       |
| 16               | Maharashtra      |    737 | 6       |
| 17               | Manipur          |      0 | 0       |
| 18               | Mizoram          |      1 | 0       |
| 19               | Nagaland         |      1 | 0       |
| 20               | Odisha           |    675 | 0       |
| 21               | Puducherry       |     20 | 0       |
| 22               | Punjab           |   1022 | 0       |
| 23               | Rajasthan        |    955 | 96*     |
| 24               | Tamilnadu        |   1335 | 0       |
| 25               | Telangana        |    289 | 0       |
| 26               | Tripura          |     15 | 0       |
| 27               | Uttar Pradesh    |   3040 | 32*     |
| 28               | Uttarakhand      |    153 | 0       |
| 29               | West Bengal      |   1672 | 163*    |
| Total            |                  |  17918 | 559     |
| Total (MLC+UMLC) | Total (MLC+UMLC) |  18477 |         |