Early Times Report
MALIGAON, Dec 17: Safety is the cornerstone of train operations, and Level Crossing (LC) gates play a crucial role in ensuring safe and seamless interaction between rail and road traffic. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) accords the priority towards strengthening safety mechanisms at its LC gates through systematic upgradation of signalling systems, adoption of modern technologies and periodic maintenance practices. These initiatives are aimed at minimising human interventions, enhancing reliability and ensuring the safety of passengers, road users and railway operations across the zone.
As part of this safety-driven approach, NFR has been progressively upgrading Interlocked Level Crossing gates, which ensure that the movement of trains and road traffic is governed through safe signalling and interlocking arrangements. At present, NFR has 624 nos. interlocked LC gates across the zone, out of which a total of 8 nos. are installed during the current FY-2025-26, reflecting a strong safety footprint in railway operations. In addition, sliding boom arrangements have been provided at 10 LC gates across Katihar, Rangiya and Tinsukia Divisions of the zone. Sliding booms enhance visibility and physical obstruction at LC gates, significantly improving safety for road users during train movements. A total of 582 nos. of sliding booms are incorporated at LC gates in the zone till date. |
