Authors : Ashish Kumar Aman and Amit Kumar
Abstract: The safety issues at the level crossings are of prime concern in most of the countries as the economic progression has led to swelling of infrastructure related to transportation. With such advancements, the rate of accidents and fatalities at the level crossings have also increased. The study offers a broad appraisal of the prevailing strategies implemented for improving the security and safety at the level crossings. The study also deliberated the Indian scenario in particular. A case study pertaining to the level crossing in the eastern part of India was deliberated and the consequence of staffing the level crossing was studied. The study concluded that the manned level crossing leads to congestion in road traffic due to high communication time and barrier closure time. Therefore, it is better to adopt automation-based barrier functioning at the level crossings. A comparative study of the prevalent worldwide techniques used for safety at level crossings are also discussed in the study. The study concludes with the discussion on the proposed conceptual framework of the methodology which may be employed to improve the safety scenario at the level crossings.
Ashish Kumar Aman and Amit Kumar, 2019. Development of Information and Control System for Road Vehicles Near Level Crossing. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 6876-6884.