A record 248 level crossing gates on the Central Railway and Western Railway were closed in a year to speed up trains. Level crossing gates have been the biggest bane for the railways leading to train detentions and delays.

“Central Railway has notched up its best ever performance in the elimination of 90 manned level crossings in 2021-22 by construction of road overbridges/road underbridges and limited height subways in their place. Of the 90, Mumbai division has done away with six, Bhusaval division 33, Nagpur 20, Pune 20 and Solapur 11. About 78 such gates had been eliminated in 2020-21,” Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Shivaji Sutar said.