Lok Sabha Question No. 6104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Status of Railway Level Crossings in Amethi District
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Benny Behanan, Shri Kishori Lal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6104 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## STATUS OF RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSINGS IN AMETHI DISTRICT

6104. SHRI KISHORI LAL: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and number of Railway level crossings and the number that are  manned,  interlocked,  road  over  bridges/road  under  bridges  as  on date;
- (b) the number of Railway level crossings eliminated since 2019 along with the mode of elimination;
- (c) the details of accidents and fatalities at Railway level crossings since 2019, State/UT and year-wise;
- (d)  the  total  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  Railway  level  crossing elimination and safety works during the said period; and
- (e) the number of Railway level crossings located in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh  indicating  those  that  are  manned/unmanned,  interlocked  and those converted into Road Over Bridges (ROBs) or Road Under Bridges (RUBs) along with elimination and safety works carried out since 2019?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

( a)  to  (e):  As  on  28.02.2026,  there  are  15,962  Nos.  of  manned  Level Crossings (MLCs) on Indian Railways, out of which 10,153 Nos. MLCs have been interlocked. 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

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closure  (for  low  traffic  LCs)  or  by  diversion  of  road  traffic  to  nearby ROB/RUB/LC depending upon the site conditions.

No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-26 (Upto Feb'26) is as under:

| Period                | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14               | 4,148 Nos.               |
| 2014-26 (Upto Feb'26) | 14,158 Nos.              |

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

There  are  38  Nos.  of  Manned  Level  Crossings  (MLCs)  in  Amethi District, out of these MLCs, 23 Nos. have been interlocked. Further, 20 Nos. works  of  ROBs/  RUBs  in  lieu  of  MLCs  at  a  cost  of  ₹  214  Cr  have  been sanctioned.

07  Nos.  MLCs  have  been  eliminated  by  construction  of  Road  over Bridges/  Road  under  Bridges  (ROBs/  RUBs)  and  or  by  diversion  of  road traffic  to  nearby  ROB/RUB/LC  depending  upon  the  site  conditions  since 2019.

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.

## Safety

Safety  is  accorded  the  highest  priority  on  Indian  Railways.  As  a consequence of various safety measures taken over the years, there has been a steep decline in the number of accidents.

Number  of  Consequential  Train  Accidents  has  reduced  as  shown  in  the table below:-

| Year                      | Consequential Accidents   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2014-15                   | 135                       |
| 2025-26 (upto 25.03.2026) | 15 (89% lesser)           |

Another important index showing improvement in safety in train operations is Consequential Accident Index, the details of which are as under:-

Consequential Accident Index:-

| Year                              | Accident Index                    |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2014-15                           | 0.11                              |
| 2024-25                           | 0.03 (73% lesser)                 |
| 2025-26(upto February, 2026) 0.01 | 2025-26(upto February, 2026) 0.01 |

This index measures number of consequential accidents as a ratio of total running kilometers of all trains.

Accident Index   =

No. of consequential accidents

No. of trains X million kilometers run

2025-26

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Consequential Train Accidents on Indian Railways and casualties (including railway passengers and railway personnel) therein are as follows:-

| Period                        | No. of Consequential Train Accidents   |   No. of Deaths | No. of Injuries   |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| 2004-05 to 2013-14            | 1,711                                  |             904 | 3,155             |
| 2014-15 to 2023-24            | 678                                    |             748 | 2,087             |
| 2024-25                       | 31                                     |              18 | 92                |
| 2025-26(upto 25th March 2026) | 15                                     |              16 | 28                |

The various safety measures taken to enhance safety in train operations are as under:-

1. On Indian Railways, the expenditure on Safety related activities has increased over the years as under:-

| Year    | Expenditure/Budget on Safety related activities (₹ in   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 | 39,200                                                  |
| 2022-23 | 87,336                                                  |
| 2023-24 | 1,01,662                                                |
| 2024-25 | 1,14,022                                                |
| 2025-26 | 1,17,693                                                |
| 2026-27 | 1,20,389                                                |

2. Electrical/Electronic Interlocking Systems with centralized operation of points and signals have been provided at 6,665 stations up to 28.02.2026 to reduce accidents due to human failure.
3. Interlocking  of  Level  Crossing  (LC)  Gates  has  been  provided  at  10,153 Level Crossing Gates up to 28.02.2026 for enhancing safety at LC Gates.
4. Complete Track Circuiting of stations to enhance safety by verification of  track  occupancy  by  electrical  means  has  been  provided  at  6,669 stations up to 28.02.2026.
5. Indian Railways has gone for implementation of indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, which required safety certification  of  highest  order  (SIL  4).  Kavach  has  been  adopted  as  a National  ATP  system  in  July  2020.  Based  on  deployment  of  Kavach version  3.2  on  1,465  RKm  on  South  Central  Railway  and  experience gained, further improvements were made. Finally, Kavach specification version 4.0  was  approved by RDSO on 16.07.2024. After extensive and elaborate trials, Kavach Version 4.0 has been successfully commissioned  on  1,638  Route  Kilometres,  covering  the  high  density Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes as below:

| S.No.   | Section                                           | Progress (Route Km)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| (1)     | Delhi-Mumbai route:                               | Delhi-Mumbai route:   |
| i       | Junction cabin - Palwal - Mathura - Nagda section | 667                   |
| ii      | Vadodara -Ahmedabad section                       | 96                    |
| iii     | Vadodara - Virar section                          | 336                   |
| (2)     | Delhi - Howrah route:                             | Delhi - Howrah route: |
| i       | Gaya Sarmatanr section                            | 93                    |
| ii      | Chota Ambana-Bardhaman - Howrah section           | 260                   |
| iii.    | Subedarganj - Kanpur                              | 186                   |

Further,  track  side  Kavach  implementation  work  has  been  taken  up  on 24,427  RKM  covering  all  GQ,  GD,  HDN  and  identified  sections  of  Indian Railways.

6. Detailed  instructions  on  issues  related  with  safety  of  Signalling,  e.g. mandatory correspondence check, alteration work protocol, preparation of completion drawing, etc. have been issued.
7. System  of  disconnection  and  reconnection  for  S&T  equipment  as  per protocol has been re-emphasized.
8. All  locomotives  are  equipped  with  Vigilance  Control  Devices  (VCD)  to improve alertness of Loco Pilots.
9. Retro-reflective sigma boards are provided on the mast which is located two OHE masts prior to the signals in electrified territories to alert the crew about the signal ahead when visibility is low due to foggy weather.
10. A GPS based Fog Safety Device (FSD) is provided to loco pilots in fog affected  areas  which  enables  loco  pilots  to  know  the  distance  of  the approaching landmarks like signals, level crossing gates, etc.
11. Modern  track  structure  consisting  of  60kg,  90  Ultimate  Tensile Strength  (UTS)  rails,  Prestressed  Concrete  Sleeper  (PSC)  Normal/Wide base sleepers with elastic fastening, fan shaped layout turnout on PSC

- sleepers, Steel Channel/H-beam Sleepers on girder bridges is used while
- carrying out primary track renewals.
12. Mechanisation of track laying activity through use of track machines like PQRS, TRT, T-28 etc. to reduce human errors.
13. Maximizing  supply  of  130m/260m  long  rail  panels  for  increasing progress of rail renewal and avoiding welding of joints, thereby improving safety.
14. Ultrasonic Flaw Detection (USFD) testing of rails to detect flaws and timely removal of defective rails.
15. Laying  of  longer  rails,  minimizing  the  use  of  Alumino  Thermic Welding  and  adoption  of  better  welding  technology  for  rails  i.e.,  Flash
- Butt Welding.
16. Monitoring of track geometry by OMS (Oscillation Monitoring System) and TRC (Track Recording Cars).
- 17.
- Patrolling of railway tracks to look out for weld/rail fractures.
18. The  use  of  Thick  Web  Switches  and  Weldable  CMS  Crossing  in turnout renewal   works.
19. Inspections  at  regular  intervals  are  carried  out  to  monitor  and educate staff for observance of safe practices.
20. Web  based  online  monitoring  system  of  track  assets  viz.  Track database  and  decision  support  system  has  been  adopted  to  decide rationalized maintenance requirement and optimize inputs.
21. Detailed  instructions  on  issues  related  with  safety  of  Track,  e.g. integrated block, corridor block, worksite safety, monsoon precautions,
- etc. have been issued.
22. Preventive  maintenance  of  railway  assets  (Coaches  &  Wagons)  is undertaken to ensure safe train operations.
23. Replacement  of  conventional  ICF  design  coaches  with  LHB  design coaches is being done.

24. All  unmanned  level  crossings  (UMLCs)  on  Broad  Gauge  (BG)  route have been eliminated by January 2019.
25. Safety  of  Railway  Bridges  is  ensured  through  regular  inspection  of Bridges. The requirement of repair/rehabilitation of Bridges is taken up based upon the conditions assessed during these inspections.
26. Indian Railways has displayed Statutory 'Fire Notices' for widespread passenger information in all coaches. Fire posters are provided in every coach so as to educate and alert passengers regarding various Do's and Don'ts to  prevent  fire.  These  include  messages  regarding  not  carrying any inflammable material, explosives, prohibition of smoking inside the coaches, penalties etc.
27. Production Units are providing Fire detection and suppression system in  newly  manufactured  Power  Cars  and  Pantry  Cars,  Fire  and  Smoke detection  system  in  newly  manufactured  coaches.  Progressive  fitment of the same in existing coaches is also underway by Zonal Railways in a phased manner.
28. Regular counselling and training of staff is undertaken.
29. Concept of Rolling Block introduced in Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules vide Gazette notification dated 30.11.2023, wherein work of  integrated  maintenance/ repair/replacement of assets is planned  up to 52 weeks in advance on rolling basis and executed as per plan.

The details of the Safety related works related to better maintenance practices,  Technological  improvements,  better  infrastructure  and  rolling stock etc. undertaken by Railways are tabulated below:-

| S.N.   | Item                                   | 2004-05 to 2013-14         | 2014-15 to 2024- 25   | 2014-25 Vs. 2004-14   |
|--------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|        | Technological Improvements             | Technological Improvements |                       |                       |
| 1.     | Use of high-quality rails (60 Kg) (Km) | 57,450 Km                  | 1.43 Lakh Km          | More than 2 times     |

| 2.                                      | Longer Rail Panels (260m) (Km)                            | 9,917 Km                                | 77,522 Km                               | Nearly 8 times                          |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 3.                                      | Electronic Interlocking (Stations)                        | 837 Stations                            | 3,691 Stations                          | More than 4 times                       |
| 4.                                      | Fog Pass Safety Devices (Nos.)                            | As on 31.03.14: 90 Nos.                 | As on 31.03.25: 25,939 Nos.             | 288 times                               |
| 5.                                      | Thick Web Switches (Nos.)                                 | Nil                                     | 28,301 Nos.                             |                                         |
| Better Maintenance Practices            | Better Maintenance Practices                              | Better Maintenance Practices            | Better Maintenance Practices            | Better Maintenance Practices            |
| 1.                                      | Primary Rail Renewal (Track Km)                           | 32,260 Km                               | 49,941 Km                               | 1.5 times                               |
| 2.                                      | USFD (Ultra Sonic Flaw detection) Testing of Welds (Nos.) | 79.43 Lakh                              | 2 Crore                                 | More than 2 times                       |
| 3.                                      | Weld failures (Nos.)                                      | In 2013-14: 3699 Nos.                   | In 2024-25: 370 Nos.                    | 90 % reduction                          |
| 4.                                      | Rail fractures (Nos.)                                     | In 2013-14: 2548 Nos.                   | In 2024-25: 289 Nos.                    | More than 88% reduction                 |
| Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock | Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock                   | Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock | Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock | Better Infrastructure and Rolling Stock |
| 1.                                      | New Track KM added (Track Km)                             | 14,985 Km                               | 34,428 Km                               | More than 2 times                       |
| 2.                                      | Manufacture of LHB Coaches (Nos.)                         | 2,337 Nos.                              | 42,677                                  | More than 18 times                      |

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