UN MANNED LEVEL CROSS ACCIDENTS
RAILWAY LEVEL CROSS (LC) ACCIDENTS
– what can be done?
1. Study the nature of traffic in all unmanned level crossings.
2. Prioritize the urgency to have a manned LC
3. Priority may be given to those LC through which there is traffic going to
• Hospitals receiving ambulance services
• Schools for challenged (mentally/physically) children
• Primary schools
• Schools
• Places of worship with extreme seasonal crowding
4. Measures to be taken
1. Multiple speed breakers (bumps) from 25 m ahead of railway track (LC) to retard the speed of vehicles
2. Smooth road over the railway track at the LC to facilitate fast movement of vehicles over the track (so that vehicles won’t get trapped in the track).
5. The Red Light Signal and the Level Crossing gate can be controlled by
1. Manual
2. Automatic
a. From the train
b. From the Level Crossing
Manned Level Crossing
The gate is operated by a man
Disadvantage – the man may fail to do his work
Engine driver & Guard operated Signal & Gate
A sign board warning 2 km ahead of LC to engine driver. He will turn on the signal and remote controlled gate. Once the train passes the Guard will turn off the signal and open the gate.
Disadvantage – it is additional work load on Engine driver and Guard. They may fail to do it. The automatic gate may fail to work as desired. Power failure can affect the function.
Automatic Signal and Gate
Sensor to sense train is placed 2 km ahead and 1 km ahead of gate. Based on the input from the sensor (which senses the incoming train) Red light Signal and Gate at Level Crossing will close and once the train had passed open the gates to traffic.
Disadvantage – The automatic gate may fail to work as desired. Power failure can affect the function.
• The Red light will be the first to come and only after (say) 10 seconds the Gate will close.
• A side road must be available (in case of automatic method) for vehicles to move out of the track in case they get trapped between the gates due to automatic closure. more
– what can be done?
1. Study the nature of traffic in all unmanned level crossings.
2. Prioritize the urgency to have a manned LC
3. Priority may be given to those LC through which there is traffic going to
• Hospitals receiving ambulance services
• Schools for challenged (mentally/physically) children
• Primary schools
• Schools
• Places of worship with extreme seasonal crowding
4. Measures to be taken
1. Multiple speed breakers (bumps) from 25 m ahead of railway track (LC) to retard the speed of vehicles
2. Smooth road over the railway track at the LC to facilitate fast movement of vehicles over the track (so that vehicles won’t get trapped in the track).
5. The Red Light Signal and the Level Crossing gate can be controlled by
1. Manual
2. Automatic
a. From the train
b. From the Level Crossing
Manned Level Crossing
The gate is operated by a man
Disadvantage – the man may fail to do his work
Engine driver & Guard operated Signal & Gate
A sign board warning 2 km ahead of LC to engine driver. He will turn on the signal and remote controlled gate. Once the train passes the Guard will turn off the signal and open the gate.
Disadvantage – it is additional work load on Engine driver and Guard. They may fail to do it. The automatic gate may fail to work as desired. Power failure can affect the function.
Automatic Signal and Gate
Sensor to sense train is placed 2 km ahead and 1 km ahead of gate. Based on the input from the sensor (which senses the incoming train) Red light Signal and Gate at Level Crossing will close and once the train had passed open the gates to traffic.
Disadvantage – The automatic gate may fail to work as desired. Power failure can affect the function.
• The Red light will be the first to come and only after (say) 10 seconds the Gate will close.
• A side road must be available (in case of automatic method) for vehicles to move out of the track in case they get trapped between the gates due to automatic closure. more
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There should not be any manned level crossing,as manned level crossings involve accidents as well as heavy initial and recurring expenditure.That is why I have not constructed any level crossing in Konkan Railway in 1991-94 & in Chandigarh-Ludhiana new line in Northern Railway.In East Coast Railway also,I am giving top priority for elimination of manned level crossings and least priority to manning of unmanned level crossings. more
Jul 31
IN MY OPINION AS WE HAVE SOME 12000 UN MANNED LEVEL CROSSING.THESE CAN BE MADE MANNED WITHIN ONE YEAR ( AS AV. UN MANNED LEVEL CROSSING PER ZONE IS LESS THAN 800). RAILWAY CAN ACCOMODATE THE EXPENDITURE OF APPROX Rs 600 CR. (CONSIDERING AV. COST OF Rs.5 lakh each). even this expenditure is more RAILWAY should do this by deffering expenditure on new project. the question of providing Fly Over or Under Pass can taken based on need in future. Railway has no moral authority to play with life of common indian. This was allowed before independence when railway was owned by private co. I have no comments on other point in addition to manning of level crossing. more
Jul 31
Good points. You can also install loud sirens and flashing red lights which are triggered by the train passing sensors. This should be cheap and quickly doable. more
Jul 30
