Accidents At Railway Crossings

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  RAILWAYS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2612

ANSWERED ON-27.04.2012

(a) the details of persons killed during last three years at railway crossings, manned/unmanned, across the country;

(b) the details of compensation paid by Railways, during last three years;

(c) whether Government has taken any steps/measures to construct ROBs/RUBs at these railway crossings, during the last three years; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)


(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

ANNEXURE

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2612 BY SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 27.04.2012 REGARDING ACCIDENTS AT RAILWAY CROSSINGS.


(a):    Number of persons who lost their lives in consequential train accidents/incidents at manned and unmanned level crossings during the last three years i.e. 2009-10, 2010-11 and     2011-12 is given below:

Year	Loss of lives in incidents at Manned Level Crossings	Loss of lives in incidents at Unmanned Level Crossings
2009-10	7	170
2010-11	7	130
2011-12*	5	202

* figures are provisional.

(b):    The amount of compensation paid by the Railways to the victims of accidents/incidents at manned and unmanned level crossings during the last three years, i.e., 2009-10, 2010-11 and  2011-12, is as under:

Year	Amount of  compensation paid in incidents at Manned Level Crossings (` in lakhs) (` in lakhs)		Amount of  compensation paid in incidents at Unmanned Level Crossings (` in lakhs)
	Death	Injury	Death	Injury
2009-10	17.81	3.97	31.51	0.04
2010-11	25.81	0.39	17.41	2.48
2011-12*	50.08	0.42	2.22	0

* figures are provisional

Note: The compensation paid in a year does not necessarily relate to the accident/incident happened in that year.

(c) & (d):    Yes, Sir. Railways have decided to eliminate unmanned/manned level crossings by   (i) construction of Road Under Bridges (RUB)/subway in lieu of level crossing, (ii) by construction of diversion road for merger of unmanned level crossing to nearby manned or unmanned level crossings or subway or RUB or Road Over Bridges (ROB), (iii) by closing unmanned level crossings having NIL Train Vehicle Unit (TVU) where roads are non-existent on either side and (iv) construction of ROB in lieu of level crossing.  

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