Railways eliminates 3,402 Unmanned Level Crossings in last 7 months

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New Delhi : Indian Railway has embarked on a mission to eliminate all Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs) on Broad Gauge and accordingly special efforts have been made so that elimination can be completed at the earliest.

As on April 1, 2018, there were 3,479 Unmanned Level Crossings on Broad Gauge routes. Altogether 3,402 UMLCs have been eliminated in last seven months. The rest 77 UMLCs have also been planned to be eliminated by December 2018. Most of the UMLCs have been eliminated either by provision of Subway/RUBs or by manning, according to a PIB release. All Unmanned level crossings on routes having speed more than 130 kmph and on Sub-urban routes have been eliminated.

Twelve Zonal Railways : Central Railway, Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, East Coast Railway, North Eastern Railway, North East Frontier Railway, Southern Railway, South Central Railway, South Eastern Railway, South East Central Railway & West Central Railway, have now become UMLC free on Broad Gauge route. With elimination of UMLCs on war footing, accidents at UMLCs have reduced from 65 in 2009-10 to 3 in 2018-19.