Unmanned Level Crossings

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  11 Dead, 5 Wounded In Train-Bus Collision In Bangladesh: Report

  At least 11 people, including seven students, were killed when a minibus they were travelling in was hit by a train at an unmanned level crossing in Bangladesh's Chittagong district, according to a media report.

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  "Great Achievement": Railways Eliminates "All Unmanned Crossings But One"

  The Indian Railways has achieved its target of eliminating all unmanned level crossings on its network, except for one in Allahabad division, with as many as 3,478 being eliminated in the last one year, sources said Wednesday.

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  In Uttar Pradesh, 106 Unmanned Crossings To Get 'Gate Mitras'

  Gate Mitras or gate counsellors will soon be deployed at 106 unmanned level crossings in Uttar Pradesh and efforts are on to enlist the services of 400 ex-servicemen to man them.

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  Train In Tamil Nadu Makes 35 Stops To Close, Open Gates At Intersections

  At a time when Indian Railways is on a drive to remove unmanned level crossings, a bi-weekly train in Tamil Nadu halts at 35 such intersections with two staff on board hopping on and off to close and open the gates before proceeding.

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  Railways Eliminates Unmanned Level-Crossing From 4 Zones

  The railways has eliminated all unmanned level crossings from four zones this month, well on its way to remove all such crossings in 11 of its zones by September 2018, ministry officials said yesterday.

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  Railways To Eliminate All Unmanned Level Crossings By March 2020: Ashwini Lohani

  In the wake of the death of 13 children after a train rammed into their school van at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, the Railways said it will eliminate all level crossings by March 31, 2020.

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  ISRO-Made Chip System To Alert Users At Unmanned Railway Crossings

  On a pilot basis, Mumbai and Guwahati Rajdhani trains will be equipped with the chip system, which would alert them about approaching trains at unmanned level crossings.

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  Railways May Hike Fares To Raise Resources: Report

  According to the proposal, a safety cess will be levied to generate funds for strengthening track and upgrading signalling system and elimination of unmanned level crossings among other safety-related works to prevent mishaps.

• 'Gate Mitra' at Vulnerable 85 Rail Crossings in Delhi Division

  Stepping up efforts to prevent accidents at unmanned level crossings, Northern Railway has deployed 85 personnel known as "Gate Mitras" to educate road users at vulnerable rail crossings in Delhi Division.

• South Central Railway Posts Men at 560 Unmanned Railway Crossings

  The South Central Railway (SCR) has posted men at as many as 560 unmanned level crossings under its zone, in the wake of Masaipet bus-train collision mishap that had killed 16 school children last month.

• Rahul Gandhi Condoles Death of School Children in Telangana

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed his condolences to the families of the 19 school children who were killed when a train rammed into their school bus at an unmanned level crossing in Telangana.

• Railways explores option to levy safety surcharge on tickets: report

  As unmanned railway crossings continue to be a primary reason for accidental train deaths, cash-strapped Railways has set an ambitious target of eliminating major level crossings in the next five years.

• Five killed as train hits car at unmanned crossing in Kerala

  Five people were killed when their car was hit by the Hapa-Tirunelveli Express at an unmanned level crossing at Aroor in Kerala today, railway sources said.

• One dead, four injured as train hits car

  One person was killed and four others injured when a passenger train hit a car at an unmanned level crossing at Mauli halt in Patna-Gaya section of East Central Railway in Patna district, police sources said.The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital, they said.