Lok Sabha Question No. 2687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Unmanned Railway Crossings in the Country
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan, Shri Ujjwal Raman Singh, Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, Shri Mukesh Rajput, Shri Daroga Prasad Saroj, Dr. Anand Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2687 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## UNMANNED RAILWAY CROSSINGS IN THE COUNTRY

## †2687. DR. ANAND KUMAR:

SHRI DAROGA PRASAD SAROJ:

SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

SHRI UJJWAL RAMAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of railway crossings in the country, State-wise, particularly in Bahraich, Uttar pradesh;
- (b) the number of unmanned level crossings in the country from 2018 to 2024, year wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to remove the level crossings and make  them  unmanned  in  the  country  particulary  in  Uttar  Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Assam;
- (d) whether any special measures have been taken by the Government to expedite the progress of such works and the funds allocated for such works along with the criteria for sanctioning of such works and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the measures taken to reduce the problem of waterlogging in railway underpasses;
- (f) the number of railway crossing closed during 2021-24 and the details of unmanned crossings closed down in Gujarat;
- (g)  the  time  by  which  the  work  of  approved  overbridge  railway  crossing number 429 is likely to be completed in Jalalpur;
- (h)  the  number  of  Railway  Under  Bridges  and  Railway  Over  Bridges constructed  from  2018  to  till  date  to  eliminate  unmanned  level crossings;
- (i)  the  number  of  deaths  reported  during  2022-2024  due  to  said  level crossings  and  the  manner  in  which  assistance  provided  to  the families of deceased persons, state-wise; and
- (j)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  start  any  campaign  to  prevent such accidents, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (j):  During  2014-19,  total  8948  Nos.  Unmanned  Level  Crossings (UMLCs)  on  Broad  gauge  (BG)  network  of  Indian  railways  was eliminated  by  manning,  closer/merger  &  construction  of  Road  Over Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB). Presently there is no UMLC on running lines of Broad  Gauge  (BG)  network  of  Indian Railway. However, there are 513 Nos. UMLCs on Meter Gauge (MG) and Narrow Gauge (NG) sections on Indian Railway and same will be eliminated during gauge conversion.

During  2022-24,  no  consequential  accident  took  place  at UMLCs existing on Meter Gauge (MG) and Narrow Gauge (NG) sections of Indian Railway network.

As  on  01.04.2024,  there  are  17,083  Nos.  of  manned  Level Crossings (MLCs) on BG network of Indian Railways. State-wise MLCs data (BG)  is appended as Annexure.

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.

Nos.  of  ROBs/RUBs  constructed  on  Indian  Railways  during  the period 2004-14 to 2014-24 is as under:

| Period   | ROBs/RUBs constructed.          |
|----------|---------------------------------|
| 2004-14  | 4,148 Nos.                      |
| 2014-24  | 11,945 Nos. (about three times) |

During 2021-24, total 3,139 Nos. ROBs/RUBs have been constructed on Indian Railway including 324 Nos. of ROBs/RUBs in the State of Gujarat.

As on 01.04.2024, 4200 Nos. ROBs/RUBs are sanctioned at cost of ₹ 92,692 crore on Indian Railways including 741 Nos. in Uttar Pradesh, 306 Nos. in Madhya Pradesh, 204 Nos. in Bihar, 323 Nos. in Gujarat, 248 Nos.  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  51  Nos.  in  Assam,  which  are  at  various stages of planning and execution.

RUB in lieu of LC No. 429 at Jalalpur on Gwalior-Dholpur section has  already  been  commissioned  and  LC  has  been  closed.  However  a work  of  ROB  at  this  location  has  also  been  sanctioned  under  Setu Bandhan scheme. This work   has been taken up by State Government of  Madhya  Pradesh  (Madhya  Pradesh  Road  Development  Corporation Ltd.) on single entity basis.

Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of ROB/RUB works:

- (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.

Railways have also taken several remedial measures to mitigate the problem of water logging in subways. Adequate drainage arrangement has been made as integral part of planning of new Road Under  Bridge (RUB)/Subways. In existing RUBs/subways  remedial measures like water flow diversion to nearby bridge and nallahs/drains, provision of cover shed on approach roads, provision of hump at entry to Road Under Bridge (RUB), provision of cross drains, sealing of joints etc. have been made as per feasibility, suitability and site requirements.  In  addition,  pumping  arrangement  has  also  been  made for  identified  RUBs,  to  drain  out  water  expeditiously  in  case  of emergency  and  provision  to  stop  road  traffic  in  exceptional/unusual rainfall situation for safety of road users.

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

-  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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ANNEXURE  REFFRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (j)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2687  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 11.12.2024

## State-wise Manned Level Crossings (As on 01.04.2024)

| SN           | State            | Manned LCs on BG   |
|--------------|------------------|--------------------|
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh   | 885                |
| 2            | Assam            | 860                |
| 3            | Bihar            | 1786               |
| 4 Chandigarh |                  | 3                  |
| 5            | Chattisgarh      | 183                |
| 6            | Delhi            | 24                 |
| 7            | Goa              | 7                  |
| 8 Gujarat    |                  | 1432               |
| 9            | Haryana          | 440                |
| 10           | Himachal Pradesh | 13                 |
| 11 Jammu &   | Kashmir 28       |                    |
| 12           | Jharkhand        | 365                |
| 13           | Karnataka        | 629                |
| 14           | Kerala           | 381                |
| 15           | Madhya Pradesh   | 611                |
| 16           | Maharashtra      | 650                |
| 17           | Manipur          | 0                  |
| 18           | Mizoram          | 1                  |
| 19           | Nagaland         | 1                  |
| 20           | Odisha           | 675                |
| 21           | Puducherry       | 21                 |
| 22           | Punjab           | 976                |

| 23   | Rajasthan      | 876   |
|------|----------------|-------|
| 24   | Tamilnadu 1285 |       |
| 25   | Telangana      | 263   |
| 26   | Tripura        | 15    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh  | 2889  |
| 28   | Uttarakhand    | 149   |
| 29   | West Bengal    | 1635  |
|      | Total          | 17083 |

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