Lok Sabha Question No. 6101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Awas Vikas Railway Crossing
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Devesh Shakya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## AWAS VIKAS RAILWAY CROSSING

## †6101. SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that due to heavy traffic at the Awas Vikas railway crossing Kasganj-Amanpur route in Ganjdundwara, Sahawa  and  Soron  town  areas  of  Uttar  pradesh  cause  severe  traffic jams,  hardship  for  local  citizens,  students,  traders  and  emergency services and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  due  to  the  movement  of  a  large  number  of  vehicles  daily  at these railway crossings the problem of traffic jam becomes even more severe when the crossings stay closed for long periods and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  for  the  construction  of  overbridges  at these locations for traffic/ease of public and the expected timeline for construction begin and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c):  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 2014-26 (Upto Jan'26) is as under:

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| Period                | ROBs/ RUBs constructed                                                          |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-14               | 4,148 Nos.                                                                      |
| 2014-26 (Upto Jan'26) | 14,024 Nos. ( including 1,702 Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs in the state of Uttar Pradesh) |

As on 01.02.2026, 4,802 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at cost of ₹ 1,14,196  Cr  on  Indian  Railways  including  778  Nos.  Road  Over  Bridge (ROB)/Road  Under Bridge (RUB)  are  sanctioned  at  cost  of  ₹  15,170  Cr  in State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  which  are  at  various  stages  of  planning  and execution.

The details of mentioned locations are as under:

|   S.No. | Location   | LC Details                                                        | Remarks                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Ammapur    | LC No. 309/A at Km 420/16-17 between Kasganj city-Kasganj section | The work of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction of ROB/RUB at this location has been taken up. |
|       2 | Gunjudwara | LC No. 221/B at Km 213/23-24 on Farrukhabad- Kasganj section      | The work of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction of ROB at this location has been taken up.     |
|       3 | Sahawa     | LC No. 248 at Km 244/3-4 between Badhari Kalan- Kasganj           | The work of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction of ROB at this                                 |

| 4   | Soron town   | LC No. 232/C at Km 226/21-22 between Farrukhabad- Kasganj section   | location has been taken up.   |
|-----|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Completion  of  any  ROB/RUB  work  depends  on  various  factors  like, 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, number of working months in a year for particular project / work sites due to climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works.

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.

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