Ministry of Railways Railway Board

OPENING OF PUBLIC CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS

Issue Date: 07 July 2025 Published: 07 July 2025

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-07072025-264436 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

The Central Government, through the Ministry of Railways, makes the Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Amendment Rules, 2025, to further amend the Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Rules, 2000.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), under Notification G.S.R. 451(E) dated 7th July, 2025, has exercised powers conferred by section 198 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), to enact the Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Amendment Rules, 2025. These rules shall come into force on their publication date in the Official Gazette. The amendment specifically modifies Chapter VIII of the principal rules, substituting 'Method C' in sub-rule (9) of rule 36. The new 'Method C' specifies that when a trap is used, a train must not be admitted onto the trapped line unless the trap has been closed, to prevent derailing if the Loco Pilot overshoots it, except as provided under clause (3) or clause (4) of rule 3.40 of general rules, 1976, or para 7.1.18 (e)(ii) of the Indian Railways Signal Engineering Manual. The principal rules were initially published vide G.S.R. 625(E), dated 21st July, 2000, and were last amended vide G.S.R. 579(E), dated 18th September, 2024. The notification is signed by Naveen Gulati, Member Infrastructure and Ex-Officio Secy.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07072025-264436 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 408] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025/ASHADHA 16, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th July, 2025 G.S.R. 451(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 198 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Rules, 2000, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Amendment Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In Chapter VIII of the said rules, in rule 36, in sub-rule (9), for ‘Method C’, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "Method C: When a trap is used, a train shall not be admitted on to the trapped line unless the trap has been closed, so that the train shall not be derailed, if the Loco Pilot overshoots such trap, except as provided under clause (3) or clause (4) of rule 3.40 of general rules, 1976 or para 7.1.18 (e)(ii) of Indian Railways Signal Engineering Manual." [F. No. 70/WDO/ORI/RO/1/Vol. X] NAVEEN GULATI, Member Infrastructure and Ex-Officio Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 625(E), dated the 21st July, 2000 and was last amended vide number G.S.R. 579(E), dated the 18th September, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND MΕΕΝΑ

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