Lok Sabha Question No. 280 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Construction of ROBs/RUBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Ranjan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 280 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROBS/RUBS

## †*280. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision in regard to construct Road  Over  Bridges/Road  Under  Bridges  at  Ranipatra,  Belouri  Chowk Railway Crossing, Janata Chowk Railway Crossing, Purnia Court Station Area, Kasba Station Railway Crossing, Jalalgarh Railway Crossing, Garh Banaili  Railway  Crossing,  Banmankhi  Railway  Crossing,  Janakinagar Railway Crossing, Rupauli Railway Crossing at Rupauli Halt located in Purnia  Court,  Saharsa  Railway  Section  and  Banmankhi  Bihariganj Railway section under East Central Railway and Purnia Katihar Railway
- section under North Eastern Frontier Railway; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the date by which the ROBs/RUBs are
- likely to be constructed at the said locations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.280 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA

(a) and  (b):  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:

| Period                | ROBs/ RUBs constructed                                 |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-14               | 4,148 Nos.                                             |
| 2014-26 (upto Jan'26) | 14,024 Nos. (including 571 Nos. in the State of Bihar) |

As on 01.02.2026, 4,802 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at a cost of ₹  1,14,196  Cr  on  Indian  Railways  including  301  Nos.  Road  Over  Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB)  at a cost of ₹ 10,981 Cr in State of Bihar which are at various stages of planning and execution. Details of mentioned locations are as under:

| Location      | LC Details                                            | Current Status                                                                                                                                                    |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ranipatra     | LC No. KJ-11 at Km 20/7-8 on katihar- Jogbani 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. |
| Bellory Chowk | LC No. KJ-13 at Km 25/2-3 on katihar-                 | The work of construction of ROB has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 45                                                                                             |

|                                | Jogbani section                                       | crore. The work is being executed by Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited (BRPNNL) on single entity basis. Contract has been awarded.                             |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Janta Chowk railway crossing   | LC No. 5 at Km 4/5- 6 on Saharsa- Purnea section      | The work of preparation of DPR for construction of ROB at this location has been taken up.                                                                        |
| Purnea Court station area      | LC No. 6 at Km 5/5- 6 on Katihar-Purnea section       | The work of preparation of DPR for construction of ROB at this location has been taken up.                                                                        |
| Kasba Station Railway          | LC No. KJ-20 at Km 35/4-5 on katihar- Jogbani section | The work of preparation of TFR / DPR for the construction of ROB/RUB at this location has been taken up.                                                          |
| Jalalgarh Railway crossing     | LC No. KJ-30 at Km 46/8-9 on katihar- Jogbani 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. |
| Garh Banailli Kasba            | LC No. KJ-18 at Km 31/1-2 on katihar- Jogbani section | The work of construction of ROB has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 59 crore. The work for land acquisition has been taken up.                                     |
| Garh Banailli Railway crossing | LC No. KJ-24 at Km 40/0-1 on katihar- Jogbani 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. |

| Banmankhi Railway crossing   | LC No. 45 at Km 37/2-3 near Banmankhi Yard              | The work of construction of ROB has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 91 crore. The work of preparation of GAD has been taken up.                                    |
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jankinagar Railway crossing  | LC No. 52 at km 41/5-6 on Jankinagar- Banmankhi section | The work of preparation of DPR for construction of ROB at this location has been taken up.                                                                        |
| Jankinagar Railway crossing  | LC No. 54 at Km 44/5-6 on Murliganj- Jankinagar section | The work of preparation of DPR for construction of ROB at this location has been taken up.                                                                        |
| Rupali railway crossing      | LC No. 61 at Km 49/6-7 on Murliganj- Jankinagar 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. |

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. 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.

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