Ashish  Kumar Aman, Amit  Kumar, 
    Development of Information and Control System for
Road Vehicles Near Level Crossing,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 14,Issue 18,
    2019,
    Pages 6876-6884,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2019.6876.6884,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.6876.6884)
    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.
    Keywords: Level crossings;safety;technology based systems;anthropological issue;indian case study;sensor based safety system