Purpose of this standard, Roads shall be categorised as under. (3) Level crossings over colliery, factory and other similar sidings where Railway traffic is light may however be dealt with according to local conditions, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Railway Safety concerned being obtained in each case to the measures adopted for the safe working of trains over the crossing. (2) The classification of level crossings shall be as under. (1) The classification of level crossings should be settled in consultation with the Road authorities concerned keeping in view the class of the road, visibility conditions, the volume of the road traffic and the number of trains passing over the level crossing. For Level Crossings already located within busy station yards affecting Railway operations and causing heavy detention to the road traffic, efforts should be made to replace them by Road Over/ Under Bridges as per extant rules or shift them outside the outer most facing points, especially during planning of gauge conversions, yard remodeling and doublings and its operation from the cabin should be possible. If provision of Level Crossing is inescapable, it may be located outside the outermost facing points. General Location : As far as possible, new Level Crossings may not be located in busy station yards where heavy detention to the road traffic and other operational problems are likely to be encountered.
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