(a) whether frequent rail accidents have been noticed in
the recent past in which a sizeable number of persons were
killed because of unmanned level crossings, State-wise;
(b) the number of manned/unmanned level crossings exist in
the country as on 30th June, 2002; State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken to make the unmanned crossings into
manned crossings with the assistance of State Government?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI BANDARU DATTATRAYA)
(a) to (c): A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.674 ASKED BY SHRIMATI KANTI SINGH,
SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL AND SHRI M.K. SUBBA TO BE ANSWERED IN
LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2002 REGARDING UNMANNED RAILWAY CROSSINGS
IN THE COUNTRY
(a): The record of accidents are maintained Zone-wise and
not State-wise. The number of consequential train accidents
(Zone-wise) at unmanned level crossings and persons got
killed during 2001-2002 and first three months of 2002-2003
are given below :-
Railway 2001-2002+ 2002-2003 (Upto June, 2002)+
No. of Deaths No. of Deaths accidents accidents
Central Railway 6 14 Eastern Railway Northern Railway 27 55 11 10 North Eastern 15 45 7 7 Railway Northeast Frontier 2 Railway Southern Railway 9 9 1 1 South Central 10 13 3 3 Railway South Eastern 8 11 2 Railway Western Railway 3 5 5 16 Konkan Railway Corporation
Total 80 152 29 37
+ Figures are provisional.
States Manned Unmanned
Assam 430 593 Andhra Pradesh 1233 1478 Bihar 1050 1114 Chattisgarh 193 376 Delhi 55 02 Gujarat 1493 2849 Haryana 553 318 Himachal Pradesh 41 14 Jammu & Kashmir 18 12 Jharkhand 319 512 Karnataka 630 946 Kerala 407 138 Madhya Pradesh 1136 1266 Maharashtra 1164 1208 Manipur 1 2 Mizoram 0 1 Orissa 324 1134 Punjab 766 998 Rajasthan 1412 1728 Tamil Nadu 1228 1297 Tripura 01 15 Uttar Pradesh 2781 3038 Uttaranchal 62 07 West Bengal 1097 1233 Chandigarh 06 01 Pondicherry 09 09 Goa 14 2 Nagaland 1 0
Total 16424 20291