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Level Xings
• What and Why
• Classification
• Requirements
What and Why
• When road traffic crosses the rail traffic at the
same level, they are known as level crossings.
• At level crossings, the road is brought upto the
level of rail table and guard rails are provided to
ensure clearance for wheel flanges.
• LCs become necessary because the alternative of
over/under bridges is very expensive
What and Why
• A level crossing (also written xing) will have an
arrangement to stop road traffic on either side of
the xing (except at D class xings).
• This arrangement can be swing gates, lifting
barriers or even a chain across the road.
• It will have check rails to keep the flange-way
clear.
• Provision of Warning signs are mandatory on
either side of the LC for warning road users
Classes of level crossings
• Special class
• A class
• B class
• C class
• D class (Cattle crossing)
Norms for deciding Class of a LC
• Classification is done considering class of road,
visibility and volume of road and rail traffic
• Number of trains per 24 hrs. multiplied by number
of road vehicles per 24 hrs. gives the “Train
Vehicle Units” or TVUs for the LC.
• If TVUs are more than 10,000 manning should be
done.
• Min TVUs should be 1 lakh to become eligible for
ROB/RUB on cost sharing basis.
Requirements - Special class
• Must be interlocked.
• Provision of lifting barriers is necessary.
• Gates are normally open to road traffic.
• Warning bell to warn road users if outside station
limits.
• Provision of telephone with nearest ASM is
necessary.
Requirements - A class
• Must be interlocked.
• Provision of lifting barriers is necessary.
• Gates normally open to road traffic.
• Warning to road users in suburban sections and
automatic section. Desirable for other sections
• Provision of telephone necessary for gates within
station limits, on Rajdhani routes & suburban
sections. Also at LCs located on curves with poor
visibility. (1998 orders - all manned gates to have
telephones).
Requirements - B class
• Interlocking: suburban, Gates operated from cabin
in non-suburban
• Provision of lifting barriers necessary
• Gates normally closed to road traffic. (Exception:
interlocked LCs, LCs having low road traffic and
closing of gates before taking off signals is laid
down).
• Provision of telephone necessary for gates within
station limits, on Rajdhani routes & suburban
sections. Also at LCs located on curves with poor
visibility. (1998 orders - all manned gates to have
telephones).
Requirements - C class
• Interlocking: Gates within stn limits if
oprated from cabin may be interlocked.
• Gates normally closed to road traffic.
• Provision of telephone necessary for gates
within station limits,.
Railway - wise LCs on IR
S.No. Manned Gates Unmanned Total Gates
Gates
CR 1793 1681 3474
ER 1266 1024 2290
NR 3160 4421 7581
NE 1518 3264 4782
NF 657 1699 2356
SR 2190 2566 4756
SC 1499 2055 3554
SE 1030 3716 4746
WR 3004 4128 7132
Total 16117 24554 40671