Archive · 23 Jul 2026

Eastern Railway to eliminate non-interlocked Level Crossing gates

Eastern Railway to eliminate non-interlocked Level Crossing gates

Eastern Railway is working to make train travel safer by changing old crossing gates to new, high-tech ones.

These new gates are connected to the train signals, so trains can only move when the gates are completely closed.

This prevents accidents caused by human mistakes.

They are also building tunnels and underpasses so that cars and people can cross under the train tracks safely.

There are still some old gates left, but the railway is working quickly to replace them all.

This is happening after a recent accident in Berhampore, West Bengal, where five people, including three schoolchildren, died.

The railway's boss, Milind Deouskar, is leading this big project to make train travel safer for everyone.

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