LEVEL CROSSING

S S KALRA Sr. Prof. ( Civil Engg.) National Academ of Indian Rail!a "

# $e of Cro""ing"
Level cro""ing"

Road over %ridge"

Road &nder'%ridge"

Pede"trian cro""ing" ( "&%!a ) or foot over

%ridge".

Cla""ification of level cro""ing"

(S$ecial) Cla"" ' for road"

(A) Cla"" * for road"

(+) Cla"" * for road"

(C) Cla"" * for road"

(,) Cla"" ' for cattle cro""ing"

Categorie" of Road"
Cla"" I
National and State -ig-!a "

Cla"" II
Ot-er .a/or and di"trict road"

Cla"" III
Eart- road" and cart trac0"

Cla"" IV
Cattle cro""ing" and foot$at-".

9idt- of level cro""ing gate

At Right angle to centre line of the Road
+a"ed on !idt- of carriage !a (1)
2or Cla"" I road" * 3 m or 1 4 5.6m7 !-ic-ever i" more 2or Cla"" II Road" 8.6m or 1 4 5 m7 !-ic-ever i" more

9idt- of level cro""ing gate

At Right angle to centre line of the Road

2or Cla"" III Road"

6m or 1 4 :.56 m7 !-ic-ever i" more

2or Cla"" IV Road"

Not le"" t-an 5 m.

Gate Po"t"
.inim&m di"tance of gate $o"t from centre line of trac0
; m in +G 5.6 m in .G

Gate lodge minim&m di"tance from centre line of trac0

< m

.etalling
+et!een Gate"
Same !idt- a" t-e gate

O&t"ide gate"
#a$ering off to e=i"ting carriage !a

!it-in ;>m

Gradient
NO# +E S#EEPER #BAN?'
Level &$to :6 m and :?@> %e ond for cla"" I road". Level &$to A m and :?;> %e ond for cla"" II road". Level &$to A m and :?5> %e ond for cla"" III road" :?:6 for cla"" cla"" IV road".

Straig-t lengt- of road o&t"ide t-e gate

Cla"" I ,e"ira%le .inim&m ;> m :6 m Cla"" II 55.6 m 3m Cla"" III :6 m @.6m

.inim&m "ig-ting di"tance of level cro""ing from road

Road" in $lain or rolling co&ntr
:5> m for cla"" I7 <> m to 3>m for cla"" II and @> m for cla"" III road" A !arning %oard "-all %e $laced on t-e road

a$$roac- to a LC at t-e a%ove di"tance".

Normal a"$ect of Level Cro""ing

S$ecial) and (A) cla"" are normall o$en to road"

traffic !-ile
(+) and (C) cla"" are clo"ed to road traffic.

Lam$" at gate"
Lam$" are $rovided at S$ecial7 A and +

cla"" gate"
,i"$la " red to road &"er" !-en clo"ed

Interloc0ing C Comm&nication
S$ecial and A cla"" gate" are al!a "

interloc0ed !it- "ignal".

+ and C cla"" gate" are interloc0ed in

"&%&r%an "ection" and a&tomatic "ignaling territor .

Gate "ignal"7 if o&t"ide "tation limit"

#raffic C Engineering Gate"

#raffic Gate"''!it-in o&ter mo"t "ignal"

Engg Gate"'' o&t"ide o&ter mo"t "ignal"

Sto$ +oard"
Provided on t-e road a$$roac- for road &"er" At all &nmanned C cla"" level cro""ing" At 6 m from centre line of t-e neare"t trac0

9it-in t-e rail!a " %o&ndar .

9-i"tle indicator"
.ar0ed 9DL Provided at <>>m along t-e trac0 from t-e level

cro""ing
,river" of a$$roac-ing train" to give a&di%le

!arning to road &"er"

On a$$roac- to &nmanned level cro""ing On manned LC !-ere vie! i" not clear.

G&ard Rail"
Provided for %ot- t-e rail" #-e !idt- of G&ard Rail" at lea"t 5m more t-an !idt- of t-e gate.

C-ec0 rail clearance

.in 6:mm. ma=. 68mm

.inim&m de$t- of c-ec0 %loc0 ;Amm

#ele$-one comm&nication
Gate in "tation limit"
#elecomm&nication i" $rovided !it- AS.)" office

in all e=ce$t , cla"" gate".

Gate o&t"ide "tation limit"

#elecomm&nication i" $rovided in all S$ecial and

A Cla"" gate"7 and in + and C Cla"" gate" on t-e Ra/d-ani ro&te7 in "&%&r%an "ection" and on c&rve" o%"tr&cting vie!.

Protection of gate"
Indication" on eit-er "ide at <>>m7 :5>>mm on +G ,anger "ignal one ,etonator #-ree ,etonator"

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.aintenance of LC"
Level cro""ing" "-o&ld %e $eriodicall o$ened to

c-ec0 t-e condition of "lee$er".

Road "&rface "-o&ld %e good and flange!a "-all %e

clear.