Lok Sabha Question No. 2862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: ROBs and RUPs under Southern Railway in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2862 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025

## ROBs AND RUPs UNDER SOUTHERN RAILWAY IN TAMIL NADU 2862. DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Rail Over Bridges (ROBs) and Rail Under Passes (RUPs)  sanctioned  under  Southern  Railway  in  Tamil  Nadu including the location, cost and current status of each project;
- (b) the  timeline  for  completion  of  the  sanctioned  ROBs  and  RUPs and  the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to ensure timely completion; and
- (c) whether any new ROBs and RUPs are proposed to be sanctioned in Tamil Nadu in the near future, if  so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) : As on 01.04.2025, 235 Road Over Bridges/  Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs) across railways tracks in lieu of LCs etc. have been  sanctioned  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  which  are  at  various stages  of  planning  and  execution.  Out  of  these,  work  on  82  nos. RoBs/RUBs are held up on account of the State Govt. The details are as under:

|   S.No. | Reason                                  |   ROBs/RUBs (in No.) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Delay in Land Acquisition by State Govt |                   22 |

|   2. | Consent for Closure of LC by State Govt   |   26 |
|------|-------------------------------------------|------|
|    3 | Finalization of Alignment by State Govt   |   23 |
|    4 | Law & order/ Public Protest etc.          |   11 |

During current financial year 2025-26 (up to June'25), 9 Nos. of ROBs/RUBs have been constructed in the State of Tami Nadu.

Sanctioning  and  execution  of  works  of  Road  Over  Bridges/ Road  Under  Bridges  (ROBs/RUBs)  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing process on Indian Railways. Such works are prioritized and taken up  on  the  basis  of  its  impact  on  safety  and  mobility  in  train operations and impact on road users.

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 747 Nos. in the State of Tamil Nadu) |

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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