Railways to eliminate 6,000 unmanned level crossings
01/08/2016 09:44
The Indian railways has said that it has undertaken an action plan to eliminate over 6,000 unmanned level crossings in the next three to four years in its endeavor to achieve the "zero accident" target.
Commenting on the issue, a senior Railway Ministry official told the media, "We have initiated multiple approaches to implement the zero accident mission."
“There are a total of 28,607 level crossings across the country of which 19,267 are manned and 9,340 are unmanned. Of the total unmanned level crossings, around 6,388 are on broad gauge network and need priority attention for elimination,” he added.
As per reports, remaining 2,952 exist on Meter-Gauge/Narrow Gauge network which can be taken up during the gauge conversion.
According to the action plan, the railways is focusing on eliminating almost all the Broad Gauge unmanned level crossing numbering 6,352 in the next 3-4 years.
01/08/2016 09:44
The Indian railways has said that it has undertaken an action plan to eliminate over 6,000 unmanned level crossings in the next three to four years in its endeavor to achieve the "zero accident" target.
Commenting on the issue, a senior Railway Ministry official told the media, "We have initiated multiple approaches to implement the zero accident mission."
“There are a total of 28,607 level crossings across the country of which 19,267 are manned and 9,340 are unmanned. Of the total unmanned level crossings, around 6,388 are on broad gauge network and need priority attention for elimination,” he added.
As per reports, remaining 2,952 exist on Meter-Gauge/Narrow Gauge network which can be taken up during the gauge conversion.
According to the action plan, the railways is focusing on eliminating almost all the Broad Gauge unmanned level crossing numbering 6,352 in the next 3-4 years.
