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Accidents at Unmanned Level Crossing

Accidents at Unmanned Level Crossing
Start Date :
Jan 01, 2015
Last Date :
Jul 17, 2015
04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Section 161 of Railway act indicates “If any person driving or leading a vehicle is negligent in crossing an unmanned level crossing, he shall be punishable with imprisonment ...

Section 161 of Railway act indicates “If any person driving or leading a vehicle is negligent in crossing an unmanned level crossing, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year.”

Section 131 of the Motor Vehicle Act indicates that “Every driver of a motor vehicle at the approach of any unguarded railway level crossing shall cause the vehicle to stop and the driver of the vehicle shall cause the conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to the level crossing and ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side and then pilot the motor vehicle across such level crossing, and where no conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person is available in the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle shall get down from the vehicle himself to ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side before the railway track is crossed”

However due to non-following of relevant rules by the road users, many accidents are occurring resulting in loss of precious life  at unmanned level crossings.

Suggest solutions for reducing accidents at unmanned level crossings.

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Dibyendu Pal
Dibyendu Pal 11 years 4 months ago
Trains must run in time. Cleanliness must be maintained in the compartment. Privy must be provided in the local train too. All the level crossings must be provided with gates/ attendants. Cleanliness must be maintained in all the platforms. Jai Hind
prabhat ranjan vidhyarthi
prabhat ranjan vidhyarthi 11 years 4 months ago
sir there is an concept which can be executed to make a automatic railway crossing gate closing and opening ....it is designed by me as student of MANIT Bhopal...such incidents can be prevented by installing such type gates
Navneet Vijaywargi
Navneet Vijaywargi 11 years 4 months ago
Providing Wi-Fi in trains and stations, giving contracts to pvt. cos. for cleanliness at not only stations but even trains should be focussed in Rail Budget. Govt. should instead of increasing rail fares, generate revenues from other sources such as build malls restaurants and give for rent/lease to pvt parties on Railways' land; increase fees on parking at stations etc.
Chethan Kumar
Chethan Kumar 11 years 4 months ago
Automatic warning system and closing poles won't help in India, Only way to stop this accidents is by closing all Unmanned Level Crossing by building under bridges or flyovers.
Sanjay Kumar Pandey
Sanjay Kumar Pandey 11 years 5 months ago
भारतीय रेल के लिए सरकार भारतीय के आगे का हिस्सा यानी की इंजिन शंकु के आकार का बनवाए ताकि हवा का दबाव कम हो और ट्रैन अधिक गति से चलेगी क्योकि वायु के घर्षण के कारण बहुत ट्रैन के अगले हिस्से पर दबाव बढ़ता है अगर ट्रैन का अगला हिस्सा नुकीले आकार का बनेगा तो ट्रैन कभी पटरी से भी नहीं उतरेगी रेल का बहुत पैसा बचेगा
Atul Bhatia
Atul Bhatia 11 years 5 months ago
Unmanned crossings often have poles or pillars on either side to create a sensory barrier. This barrier unfortunately often happens to obstruct the vision of those looking left/right, especially those in a car, as their height-of-eye is much lower. Said car users have to creep forward to view the track, at which point their car's front is already straddling the track! A redesign of these pillars would help improving the visibility.
Atul Bhatia
Atul Bhatia 11 years 5 months ago
The primary problem here is that drivers do not bother to look left or right before crossing. This should be tackled during the tests for getting a driver's licence
Atul Bhatia
Atul Bhatia 11 years 5 months ago
Technology to the rescue: install a pressure sensor about 1 km before the unmanned crossing that turns on a flashing red light and beeps at the level crossing. A similar sensor 500m on the other side can be used to turn the light and sound off