Improving Safety on Unmanned Level Crossing

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IMPROVING SAFETYIMPROVING SAFETY

ON UNMANNEDON UNMANNEDLEVEL CROSSINGLEVEL CROSSING

PREPARED BYPREPARED BY

F. ANSARI/ADEN/BRKF. ANSARI/ADEN/BRK

B.K. RAULA/ADEN/MYSB.K. RAULA/ADEN/MYSJ.K. SRIVASTAVA/ARE/RDSOJ.K. SRIVASTAVA/ARE/RDSO

MANJEET SINGH/AEN/RCFMANJEET SINGH/AEN/RCF

Guided by:Guided by:-- Shri R.K.YadavShri R.K.Yadav(Prof. Track II)(Prof. Track II)


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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINDIAN RAILWAYS: WORLDS 2ND LARGEST

NETWORK. MORE THAN 150 YEARS OF GLORIOUS

SERVICE.

AROUND 38000 LCs.

FACING GREAT SOCIAL CHALLENGE/THREAT.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS ARE BIG NEWS.

LC ACCIDENTS: 0.1% PER MILLION TRAIN KM.


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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION CONTD..CONTD..

PEOPLE EXPECTS GATES ACCIDENTS FREE.

THOUGH UNAVOIDABLE, VULNERABLESTRUCTURES.

ROAD USERS MAKE RASH DRIVING &

HURRIDLY PASSING. MODERNISATION ENTERES IN ALL FIELDS OF

RAILWAY.

PRESENT STUDY TREATS UPON MODERNIMPLICATIONS TOWAREDS REDUCINGACCIDENTS.


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INTRODUCTION CONTD.

THE PLACE WHERE TRACK AND

HIGHWAY/ROAD INTERSECTS EACHOTHER AT THE SAME LEVEL ISKNOWN AS LEVEL CROSSING.

THERE ARE MAINLY TWO TYPES OFLEVEL CROSSING ON IR :

MANNED LEVEL CROSSINGUNMANNED LEVEL CROSSING


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CLASSIFICATION OF LEVEL CROSSING

MANNED LEVEL CROSSING

Spl. Class A Class

B Class C Class

UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSING

C Class D Class


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DETAIL OF LEVEL CROSSINGS ON

INDIAN RAILWAY

U n m a n n e d M a n n e d

1 6 5 0 0

2 1 5 0 0


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CRITERIA FOR MANNING OF

UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGBASED ON TRAFFIC DENISITY, VISIBILITY ETC. UNMANNEDLEVEL CROSSINGS HAVE BEEN CATEGORIZED FOR MANNINGAS PER TRAIN VEHICLE UNIT (TVU) :

I - WHERE TVU EXCEEDS 10000.

II - WHERE TVU EXCEEDS 6000 AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTED.

III - WHERE TVU < 6000 ,VISIBILITY RESTRICTED & MOTER

VEHICLES PLY.

IV - WHERE TVU < 6000 ,VISIBILITY RESTRICTED & MOTERVEHICLES DO NOT PLY.

V - WHERE TVU EXCEEDS 6000 AND VISIBILITY ADEQUATE.

NOTE:1. ALL UMLCs ON RAJDHANI & SHATABDI ROUTES HAVING SPEED

120 KMPH TO BE MANNED ON PRIORITY.

2.FOR MANNING OF UMLCs HAVING TVU >10000, BOARDsAPPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED.


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DETAILS OF ACCIDENTS ON IR IN

PAST YEARS (YEAR 2004-05)

1 35

6 5

1 3 8

1 0 3

C O L L IS IO N

M A N N E D L CU N M A N N E D L C

D E R A IL M E N T S

F IR E

O T H E R S


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DETAILS OF ACCIDENTS ON IR IN

PAST YEARS (YEAR 2005-06)

9 1 0

6 5

1 3 1

1 54

C O L L IS IO N

M A N N E D L C

U N M A N N E D L C

D E R A IL M E N T S

F IR E

O T H E R S


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ACCIDENT CASES

1.1. COUPLED LIGHT ENGINES DASHED WITHCOUPLED LIGHT ENGINES DASHED WITH

AUTORICKSHAW AT GATE NO 78 AT KM 14/2AUTORICKSHAW AT GATE NO 78 AT KM 14/2--3 OF HYDERABAD DIVISION OF SOUTH3 OF HYDERABAD DIVISION OF SOUTHCENTRAL RAILWAY ON 10CENTRAL RAILWAY ON 10--0101--03 (KILLED03 (KILLED9,INJURED9,INJURED--2)2)

2. 5027 UP DASHED WITH TRACTOR ON GATE2. 5027 UP DASHED WITH TRACTOR ON GATEAT KM 429/10AT KM 429/10--11 BETWEEN BHATPAR RANI11 BETWEEN BHATPAR RANI

AND BHATNI STATION OF BSB DIVISION OFAND BHATNI STATION OF BSB DIVISION OFNE.RLY ON 30NE.RLY ON 30--0303--03 (KILLED 11,INJURED03 (KILLED 11,INJURED--8)8)


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ACCIDENT CASES

3.3. 5RN PASSENGER TRAIN DASHED WITH ONE5RN PASSENGER TRAIN DASHED WITH ONETRACTOR TROLLEY ON UNMANNED LEVELTRACTOR TROLLEY ON UNMANNED LEVEL

CROSSING AT KM 1115/3CROSSING AT KM 1115/3--4 . THE TRACTOR4 . THE TRACTORTROLLEY WAS CARRYING A MARRIAGE PARTYTROLLEY WAS CARRYING A MARRIAGE PARTYWITH MUSIC ON. THE TRACTOR TROLLEYWITH MUSIC ON. THE TRACTOR TROLLEYCONTINUED TO CROSS THE TRACK AT HIGHCONTINUED TO CROSS THE TRACK AT HIGH

SPEED. 58 PEOPLE KILLED,14 INJURED.SPEED. 58 PEOPLE KILLED,14 INJURED.4.4. 321 UP (TATA321 UP (TATA -- NAGPUR PASSENGER)NAGPUR PASSENGER)

DASHED WITH DUMPER AT UNMANNED LEVELDASHED WITH DUMPER AT UNMANNED LEVEL

CROSSING GATE NO. 452 BETWEEN DURG ANDCROSSING GATE NO. 452 BETWEEN DURG ANDMURLIPUR STATION ON 28MURLIPUR STATION ON 28--0808--01. THE TRAIN01. THE TRAINDRIVER LOST HIS LIFE AND THE ASSTT. DRIVERDRIVER LOST HIS LIFE AND THE ASSTT. DRIVERGOT TRAPPED IN THE TRAIN ENGINE.GOT TRAPPED IN THE TRAIN ENGINE.


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ACCIDENT CASES CONTD

5. ON 30.05.06 KAPILVASTU EXPRESS

(GONDA - GORAKHPUR) DASHED WITHA TRACTOR TRAILOR AT UNMANNEDLEVEL CROSSING NEAR KUIANVILLAGE OF BALRAMPUR DISTRICT(UP), WHERE 3 PEOPLE DIED ONE

PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED.


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MANAGEMENT OF TOTAL

REACTION TIME

A TRAIN WITH 100 KMPH SPEED

BARELY TAKES 20 SECS TO COVER600 M.

EVEN WHEN TRAIN IS VISIBLE &AUDIBLE, ROAD DRIVER MAKESWRONG JUDGMENT & TRIES TO

CROSS THE TRACK WHICHULTIMATELY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.


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MANAGEMENT OF TOTAL

REACTION TIME CONTD

TOTAL REACTION TIME BY THE

ROAD VEHICLE DRIVER, WHICHVARIES BETWEEN 10 TO 30 SECS,CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:

PERCEPTION:- TIME TAKEN TO HEARRECOGNITION:- TIME TAKEN FOR

JUDGMENT/DECISION

PROCESSING/ACTION:- TIME TAKEN FORACT EITHER TO STOP OR CROSS THETRACK


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MAIN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS ON


HIGH SPEED OF ROAD VEHICLE.

CARELESSNESS ON THE PART OF DRIVEROF ROAD VEHICLE.

VIOLATION OF ADHERING TO SAFETY

MEASURES AND RULES.OVER-CONFIDENCE AND MISJUDGE WHILE

HURRIEDLY CLEARING THE VEHICLE ONTHE FACE OF AN APPROACHING TRAIN.

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS ANDNOT PROPERLY PERIODIC COUNSELLINGBY THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES.


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MAIN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS ON

UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSING CONTD

INSTANTANEOUS FAILURE OF ROAD

VEHICLE WHILE CROSSING. ABSENCE OF MIND UNDER INTOXICATION.

INCOMPETENT / UNLICENSED DRIVING.

POOR VISIBILITY.

DEFACING/DAMAGING OF SIGNBOARDS.

DEFICIENCIES OF ROAD SURFACES.

VIOLATION OF SAFETY RULES AND

MEASURES.


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EXISTING FACILITY PROVIDED ON


ROAD SIGNBOARDS ON APPROACHES AS

PER PROVISIONS OF IRPWM. PROVISION OF SPEED BREAKER AS

PRESCRIBED IN IRPWM (AS PER DESIGN OF

INDIAN ROAD CONGRESS)WHISTLE BOARD AT 600 METRE DISTANCE

ALONG THE TRACK ON BOTH SIDES OF

UNMANNED LC.


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DISADVANTAGES IN PRESENT

WORKING SYSTEM

MOST LCs ARE CONTROLLED &

MAINTAINED BY RAILWAY WITHOUTANY BENEFIT.

FREQUENT & MANUAL METHOD OF

MAINTENANCE.RESPONSIBILITIES & BLAMES

TURNED ON RAILWAYS.

LOSS BY COST OF DAMAGE &CLAIMS.


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SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS

PROVISION OF TRAIN ACTUATEDPROVISION OF TRAIN ACTUATED

WARNING SYSTEMWARNING SYSTEM :: A RELIABLE TRAINA RELIABLE TRAINACTUATED WARNING SYSTEM FOR GIVINGACTUATED WARNING SYSTEM FOR GIVINGAUDIO/VISUAL WARNING TO ROAD USERSAUDIO/VISUAL WARNING TO ROAD USERS

ABOUT AN APPROACHING TRAIN SHOULDABOUT AN APPROACHING TRAIN SHOULDBE USED TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS ATBE USED TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS ATUNMANNED LEVEL CROSSING. SUCH AUNMANNED LEVEL CROSSING. SUCH ASYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND FIELDSYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND FIELD

TRIALS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT TOTRIALS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT TOPROVE ITS RELIABILITY AND FAILPROVE ITS RELIABILITY AND FAIL--SAFESAFEFEATURE.FEATURE.


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SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTScontd..

APPROACHING TRAIN WARNING SYSTEMAPPROACHING TRAIN WARNING SYSTEM

(ATWS) :(ATWS) : IN THIS NEW CONCEPT OFIN THIS NEW CONCEPT OFAPPROACHING TRAIN WARNING SYSTEM,APPROACHING TRAIN WARNING SYSTEM,WARNING SYSTEM IS INSTALLED AT LEVELWARNING SYSTEM IS INSTALLED AT LEVELCROSSING FOR PROVIDING WARNING TO ROADCROSSING FOR PROVIDING WARNING TO ROAD

TRAFFIC OF APPROACHING TRAIN. IN THISTRAFFIC OF APPROACHING TRAIN. IN THISSYSTEM, WARNING STARTS ONLY WHEN ASYSTEM, WARNING STARTS ONLY WHEN ATRAIN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT AT ATRAIN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT AT APREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM THE LEVELPREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM THE LEVEL

CROSSING AND WARNING CONTINUES TILL THECROSSING AND WARNING CONTINUES TILL THETRAIN HAS TOUCHED THE LEVELTRAIN HAS TOUCHED THE LEVELCROSSING.THIS DEVICE MAY BE PROVIDED ATCROSSING.THIS DEVICE MAY BE PROVIDED AT

LCsLCs

WHERE HEAVY TRAFFIC PASSES ANDWHERE HEAVY TRAFFIC PASSES AND

VISIBILITY IS NOT CLEAR.VISIBILITY IS NOT CLEAR.


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REDUCTION IN SPEED OF ROAD VEHICLEREDUCTION IN SPEED OF ROAD VEHICLE

WHILE CROSSING THE UNMANNED LCWHILE CROSSING THE UNMANNED LC ::ADDITIONAL SPEED BREAKERSADDITIONAL SPEED BREAKERSMAY BE THEMAY BE THEBEST POSSIBLE REMEDY TO BRING THE SPEEDBEST POSSIBLE REMEDY TO BRING THE SPEEDSUBSTANTIALLY DOWN i.e. UP TO DEAD SPEED,SUBSTANTIALLY DOWN i.e. UP TO DEAD SPEED,

SO THAT THE TIME FOR JUDGMENT WILL BESO THAT THE TIME FOR JUDGMENT WILL BESUFFICIENT FOR THE DRIVER OF ROADSUFFICIENT FOR THE DRIVER OF ROADVEHICLE TO NEGOTIATE THE LEVEL CROSSINGVEHICLE TO NEGOTIATE THE LEVEL CROSSINGSAFELY BECAUSE MOST OF THE ACCIDENTSSAFELY BECAUSE MOST OF THE ACCIDENTS

WERE OCCURRED DUE TO RASH ANDWERE OCCURRED DUE TO RASH ANDCARELESS DRIVING OF ROAD VEHICLECARELESS DRIVING OF ROAD VEHICLE


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contd.. REDUCTION IN NOS. OF UNMANNED LEVELREDUCTION IN NOS. OF UNMANNED LEVEL

CROSSING :CROSSING : IN MANY SECTIONS OF RAILWAYSIN MANY SECTIONS OF RAILWAYSUNMANNEDUNMANNED LCsLCs ARE LOCATED IN PLENTY SUCHARE LOCATED IN PLENTY SUCHTHAT EVEN OVER A STRETCH OF 500 METERS TOTHAT EVEN OVER A STRETCH OF 500 METERS TO1 KILOMETERS TWO TO THREE LEVEL1 KILOMETERS TWO TO THREE LEVELCROSSINGS ARE AVAILABLE. AMONG THEMCROSSINGS ARE AVAILABLE. AMONG THEM

SOME ARE REDUNDANT WHICH INCURSOME ARE REDUNDANT WHICH INCURADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ANDADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ANDMAINTENANCE.MAINTENANCE.

SUCH UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS MUST BESUCH UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS MUST BE

IDENTIFIED & CLOSED DULY DIVERTING THEMIDENTIFIED & CLOSED DULY DIVERTING THEMTHROUGH THE NEARBY MANNED LEVELTHROUGH THE NEARBY MANNED LEVELCROSSING, UNAVOIDABLE UNMANNED LEVELCROSSING, UNAVOIDABLE UNMANNED LEVELCROSSINGS, ROB, RUB BY PROVIDING PROPERCROSSINGS, ROB, RUB BY PROVIDING PROPERCONNECTIVITY.CONNECTIVITY.


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PROVISION OF SPEED BARRIERS :PROVISION OF SPEED BARRIERS :

SPEED BARRIERS MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED IN ASPEED BARRIERS MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED IN ASTAGGERED MANNER TO ENFORCE THE ROADSTAGGERED MANNER TO ENFORCE THE ROADVEHICLES TO TRAVEL IN A ZIGZAG MANNER ONVEHICLES TO TRAVEL IN A ZIGZAG MANNER ONUNMANNED L C APPROACHES, THEREBY THEUNMANNED L C APPROACHES, THEREBY THE

SPEED OF ROAD VEHICLE WILL BE REDUCEDSPEED OF ROAD VEHICLE WILL BE REDUCEDSUBSTANTIALLY AND THE REACTION TIME FORSUBSTANTIALLY AND THE REACTION TIME FORDRIVER WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO JUDGE BEFOREDRIVER WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO JUDGE BEFORECROSSING , THEREBY REDUCING THE CHANCESCROSSING , THEREBY REDUCING THE CHANCES

OF COLLISION.THE OBSTRUCTIONS CAN BE MADEOF COLLISION.THE OBSTRUCTIONS CAN BE MADEBY FIXING OF UNSERVICEABLE RAIL PIECESBY FIXING OF UNSERVICEABLE RAIL PIECESFIRMLY ON THE ROAD OR BY EMPTY COAL TARFIRMLY ON THE ROAD OR BY EMPTY COAL TARDRUMS FILLED WITH DEBRIS, PLACED AT ONEDRUMS FILLED WITH DEBRIS, PLACED AT ONE

METRE APART ACROSS THE ROAD.METRE APART ACROSS THE ROAD.


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PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN:PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN: TO EDUCATE ROAD

DRIVERS ABOUT SAFETY AT UNMANNED LEVELCROSSINGS, PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS SHOULD

BE CONDUCTED TIME TO TIME THROUGH

DIFFERENT MEDIA LIKE QUICKIES ON TV,CINEMA SLIDES, POSTERS. NEWSPAPER, RADIO

AND STREET PLAYS ETC.

JOINT AMBUSH CHECK WITH CIVILJOINT AMBUSH CHECK WITH CIVIL

AUTHORITIES MAY BE CONDUCTED TO NABAUTHORITIES MAY BE CONDUCTED TO NAB

ERRAND ROAD VEHICLE DRIVERS UNDER THEERRAND ROAD VEHICLE DRIVERS UNDER THE

PURVIEW OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACTPURVIEW OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT--1988 AND1988 AND

THE RAILWAY ACTTHE RAILWAY ACT--1989.1989.


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contd..

RELOCATING & SHIFTING OF THE SKEW AND THOSERELOCATING & SHIFTING OF THE SKEW AND THOSEEXISTING UMLCS WHERE VISIBILITY IS MUCH POOREXISTING UMLCS WHERE VISIBILITY IS MUCH POORSUCH AS IN SHARP CURVES, CUTTINGS & SUMMITSSUCH AS IN SHARP CURVES, CUTTINGS & SUMMITS

TO A SAFE AND VISIBLE LOCATIONS.TO A SAFE AND VISIBLE LOCATIONS.

IN SOME PART OF OUR COUNTRY NOW A DAYS NEWIN SOME PART OF OUR COUNTRY NOW A DAYS NEWTYPE OF UNAUTHORIZED LOCALLY MADE ROADTYPE OF UNAUTHORIZED LOCALLY MADE ROADVEHICLE CALLEDVEHICLE CALLED JUGADJUGAD IS BEING USED FORIS BEING USED FORCARRYING PASSENGERS AND GOODS . THESECARRYING PASSENGERS AND GOODS . THESEVEHICLES ARE BEING DRIVEN BY UNVEHICLES ARE BEING DRIVEN BY UN-- LICENSEDLICENSEDPERSONS , WHO DOES NOT KNOWS TRAFFIC RULES.PERSONS , WHO DOES NOT KNOWS TRAFFIC RULES.THEREFORE, USE OF THESE VEHICLESTHEREFORE, USE OF THESE VEHICLES JUGADJUGADSHOULD BE RESTRICTED.SHOULD BE RESTRICTED.

REMINDER INDICATOR BOARDS REGARDING THEREMINDER INDICATOR BOARDS REGARDING THEEXISTENCE OF UMLCS TO BE FIXED AT A DISTANCEEXISTENCE OF UMLCS TO BE FIXED AT A DISTANCE

OF NEARLY 1 KM OR MORE.OF NEARLY 1 KM OR MORE.


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CONCLUSION

IN THE ADVENT OF MODERNIZATIONIN THE ADVENT OF MODERNIZATION

IN INDIAN RAILWAYS, THEIN INDIAN RAILWAYS, THEBOTTLENECK IN SAFETY LIKEBOTTLENECK IN SAFETY LIKEACCIDENTS ON UMLCs IS TO BEACCIDENTS ON UMLCs IS TO BE

DEALT WITH MORE IN A SCIENTIFICDEALT WITH MORE IN A SCIENTIFICMANNER AND RATIONAL THINKINGMANNER AND RATIONAL THINKINGFOR MINIMISING ACCIDENTS TOFOR MINIMISING ACCIDENTS TO

UTMOST WITH MODERN EQUIPMENTSUTMOST WITH MODERN EQUIPMENTSAND MORE AWARENESS TO THEAND MORE AWARENESS TO THEROAD USERS.ROAD USERS.


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