Question : ROB OVER RAILWAY CROSSINGS

(a) whether the Railways propose to construct rail overbridges (ROB) at all manned and unmanned crossing in the country;

(b) if so, the number of such overbridges being constructed in the country, State-wise alongwith their locations;

(c) the time by which these works of construction overbridges is likely to be completed;

(d) whether the Railways are aware that railway crossings are kept closed unnecessarily which cause loss of diesel worth crores of rupees; and

(e) if so, the rules regulating the time period for which the railway crossings are closed and re-opened before and after the passing of the trains?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) No, Madam. Road Over Bridge (ROB) is constructed on level crossings which qualify for provision of ROB as per norms.

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

(c) The works of Road Over Bridges on cost sharing are normally executed jointly by the Road authority and the Railway. Approaches are constructed by the Road Authority and the Railway portion is executed by Railways. The target date of completion is dependant on several factors like land acquisition, fund availability with the state Govt. etc. As per fund availability and progress, yearly targets for complition of ROBs are fixed.

(d) & (e) Train has a right of way on the Railway track and adequate precaution is taken to ensure that when a train is expected on the track, the level crossing is closed for road traffic. However, on multiple lines section and where train traffic is high instructions exist to open the level crossing gates regularly to avoid long wait for road traffic even at the cost of train operation.

STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 608 BY SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24-11-2011 REGARDING ROB OVER RAILWAY CROSSINGS

(b) Road Over Bridges under Construction:

Sl. No.	States	Road Over Bridge(ROB)
1	Andhra Pradesh	104
2	Assam	1
3	Bihar	64
4	Chandigarh	1
5	Chhattisgarh	15
6	Delhi	2
7	Gujarat	25
8	Goa	0
9	Haryana	35
10	Himachal Pradesh	0
11	Jammu & Kashmir	1
12	Jharkhand	23
13	Karnataka	54
14	Kerala	49
15	Madhya Pradesh	17
16	Maharashtra	25
17	Odisha	21
18	Puducherry	3
19	Punjab	20
20	Rajasthan	48
21	Tamilnadu	147
22	Uttar Pradesh	138
23	Uttarakhand	1
24	Wst Bengal	60
Total	854