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The divisional railway authorities have identified 130 unmannedlevel crossings in Tiruchi Division for closure and sought consentfrom the civil administration in a bid to check accidents atunmanned gates. Letters have been sent to Collectors concerned falling within thejurisdiction of Tiruchi Railway Division seeking their consent toclose the identified unmanned gates coming under their respectivelimits and divert traffic through the nearest level crossings. The rationale for closing the identified unmanned gates is that theTrain Vehicle Units (TVU) passing through them was negligible. Encompassing over 10 districts, the Tiruchi Railway Divisionaccounts for a total number of 750 level crossings of which 357 areunmanned at present. Railway officials here say that they wereawaiting reply from the civil administration for closing theidentified unmanned gates. Written approval from the civilauthorities is mandatory for closing an unmanned crossing. TheCuddalore – Vriddhachalam BG gauge section accounts for morenumber of unmanned gates in Tiruchi Division, say officials. The division witnessed a fatal accident at an unmanned gate betweenNeyveli and Uthangalmangalam in the 2011-12 fiscal which claimedthe lives of three occupants of a car. The car trespassed throughthe unmanned crossing when a goods train rammed the vehicle anddragged it to some distance before coming to a halt. Keeping in mind the safety aspect, 11 unmanned gates in TiruchiDivision were closed in 2011-12 financial year after obtainingwritten consent from the respective district administrationauthorities, say officials adding that conversion of unmanned gatesinto manned were currently on after taking into account the TVUs.The TVUs is calculated based on the movement of three-wheelers,bullock carts and four-wheelers multiplied by the number of trainspassing through the section. Unmanned crossings with over 3,000 TVUs per day are usually chosenfor conversion into manned gate. The Railway Board accordedsanction to convert over 80 unmanned crossings into manned acrossthe division. Twenty six out of the 82 unmanned crossings weremanned over the last two years. Infrastructure works such asstocking of materials, erection of lifting barrier, construction ofgate lodges and provision of communication, water and toiletfacilities were on the in rest of the places. Limited use subwayshave been constructed in five out of the eight crossings, say theauthorities. Conversion of unmanned gate into manned would ensure safety of roadusers and rail passengers besides enabling the railways to havebetter control on train movements, say officials. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Card Dispenser Kiosk Manufacturer , Retail Mall Kiosk Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Interactive Information Kiosk today!
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