(a) whether the Railways has proposed to set up railway crossings with gate and guard at all the unmanned crossings in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) to (c): It is the endeavor of Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings, in a phased manner, by either of the following:-
• Closure - Closing unmanned level crossings having NIL/ negligible Train Vehicle Unit (TVU).
• Merger - Merger of unmanned level crossing gate to nearby manned/unmanned level crossing or subway/Road Under Bridge (RUB)/Road Over Bridge (ROB) by construction of diversion road.
• Provision of Subways/RUBs.
• Manning – Phased manning of unmanned level crossings which cannot be eliminated by above means.
Railway intends to eliminate all unmanned level crossings on Broad Gauge in next 3-4 years. In the last two years (2014-16) and the current year (upto June, 2016), 2640 unmanned level crossings have been eliminated (981 by manning and 1659 by Closure/Merger/Subway).
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