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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 280
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026
CONSTRUCTION OF ROBS/RUBS
†*280. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken any decision in regard to construct
Road Over Bridges/Road Under Bridges at Ranipatra, Belouri Chowk
Railway Crossing, Janata Chowk Railway Crossing, Purnia Court Station
Area, Kasba Station Railway Crossing, Jalalgarh Railway Crossing, Garh
Banaili Railway Crossing, Banmankhi Railway Crossing, Janakinagar
Railway Crossing, Rupauli Railway Crossing at Rupauli Halt located in
Purnia Court, Saharsa Railway Section and Banmankhi Bihariganj
Railway section under East Central Railway and Purnia Katihar Railway
section under North Eastern Frontier Railway; and
(b) if so, the details thereof including the date by which the ROBs/RUBs are
likely to be constructed at the said locations?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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§STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF STARRED
QUESTION NO.280 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA
(a) and (b): Sanctioning of works of Road over Bridge (ROB)/Road under
Bridge (RUB) in lieu of Level crossings (LCs) is a continuous and dynamic
process of Indian Railway. Such works are prioritised and taken up on the
basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains & impact
for road users and feasibility etc.
No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period
2004-14 vis a vis 2014-26 (upto Jan’26) is as under:
Period ROBs/ RUBs constructed
2004-14 4,148 Nos.
2014-26 (upto Jan’26) 14,024 Nos. (including 571 Nos. in the
State of Bihar)
As on 01.02.2026, 4,802 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at a cost of
₹ 1,14,196 Cr on Indian Railways including 301 Nos. Road Over Bridge
(ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at a cost of ₹ 10,981 Cr in State of Bihar
which are at various stages of planning and execution. Details of
mentioned locations are as under:
Location LC Details Current Status
Ranipatra LC No. KJ-11 at Km The work of preparation of Technical
20/7-8 on katihar- Feasibility Report / Detailed Project
Jogbani section Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction
of ROB/RUB at this location has been
taken up.
Bellory LC No. KJ-13 at Km The work of construction of ROB has
Chowk 25/2-3 on katihar- been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 45Jogbani section crore. The work is being executed by
Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited
(BRPNNL) on single entity basis.
Contract has been awarded.
Janta Chowk LC No. 5 at Km 4/5- The work of preparation of DPR for
railway 6 on Saharsa- construction of ROB at this location
crossing Purnea section has been taken up.
Purnea Court LC No. 6 at Km 5/5- The work of preparation of DPR for
station area 6 on Katihar-Purnea construction of ROB at this location
section has been taken up.
Kasba LC No. KJ-20 at Km The work of preparation of TFR / DPR
Station 35/4-5 on katihar- for the construction of ROB/RUB at this
Railway Jogbani section location has been taken up.
crossing
Jalalgarh LC No. KJ-30 at Km The work of preparation of Technical
Railway 46/8-9 on katihar- Feasibility Report / Detailed Project
crossing Jogbani section Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction
of ROB/RUB at this location has been
taken up.
Garh Banailli LC No. KJ-18 at Km The work of construction of ROB has
Kasba 31/1-2 on katihar- been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 59
Jogbani section crore. The work for land acquisition
has been taken up.
Garh Banailli LC No. KJ-24 at Km The work of preparation of Technical
Railway 40/0-1 on katihar- Feasibility Report / Detailed Project
crossing Jogbani section Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction
of ROB/RUB at this location has been
taken up.Banmankhi LC No. 45 at Km The work of construction of ROB has
Railway 37/2-3 near been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 91
crossing Banmankhi Yard crore. The work of preparation of GAD
has been taken up.
Jankinagar LC No. 52 at km The work of preparation of DPR for
Railway 41/5-6 on construction of ROB at this location
crossing Jankinagar- has been taken up.
Banmankhi section
Jankinagar LC No. 54 at Km The work of preparation of DPR for
Railway 44/5-6 on Murliganj- construction of ROB at this location
crossing Jankinagar section has been taken up.
Rupali LC No. 61 at Km The work of preparation of Technical
railway 49/6-7 on Murliganj- Feasibility Report / Detailed Project
crossing Jankinagar section Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction
of ROB/RUB at this location has been
taken up.
Completion of any ROB/RUB work depends on various factors like, fixing
of approach alignment, approval of General Arrangement Drawing (GAD),
land acquisition, removal of encroachment, shifting of infringing utilities,
statutory clearances from various authorities, law and order situation in
the area of project / work sites, number of working months in a year for
particular project / work sites due to climatic conditions etc. All these
factors affect the completion time of the projects / works.
Further, Railways have taken following measures to expedite the
progress of work:
i. Joint survey with concerned State Govt./Road Owning Authority is
done before finalizing the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) to
ensure smooth execution.ii. Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done
to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works.
iii. Standardization of superstructure drawings for various combinations
of span, skewness and width of road on Railway portion has been
done to avoid delays during the design approval. This has been issued
in the form of compendium, which can be directly adopted for Road
Over Bridge across Railway lines for expeditious planning.
iv. ROB/RUB works are planned to be executed on a single entity basis
by Railway wherever possible. In case any Road Owning
authority/State Govt. wants then Railway may permit them to execute
the work on a single entity basis.
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