Lok Sabha Question No. 6054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Upgradation of Railway Manned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6054

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY MANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

## †6054. SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has taken any steps to make all the railway level  crossings  in  the  country  manned  and  to  equip  all  the  railway stations with Wi-Fi and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the timeline by which all the railway level crossings in the country are proposed to be upgraded to manned level crossings and all the railway stations are to be equipped with Wi-Fi?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  and  (b):  As  on  01.04.2025,  there  are    16,499  Nos.  of  manned  Level Crossings (MLCs) on Indian Railway. Further, all Unmanned level crossings (UMLCs)  on  Broad  Gauge  (BG)  network  of  Indian  Railways  have  been eliminated in 2019.

Level  Crossings  (LCs)  are  eliminated  either  by  providing  Road  over Bridges/ Road under Bridges (ROBs/ RUBs) in lieu of LCs or through direct closure  (for  low  traffic  LCs)  or  by  diversion  of  road  traffic  to  nearby ROB/RUB/LC depending upon the site conditions.

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.

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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.              |

As on 01.02.2026, 4,802 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 1,14,196 Cr on Indian Railways which are at various stages of planning and execution.

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.

Almost  all  railway  stations  across  Indian  Railways  have  4G/5G coverage provided by the Telecom Service Providers. These networks are also being utilized by passengers  for data connectivity resulting in enhanced  passenger  experience.    Further,  free  Wi-Fi  services  have  also been provided at 6117 Railway Stations.

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