Indian Railways Open Lines General Amendment Rules 2024

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-09032024-252794 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 148] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2024/PHALGUNA 17, 1945 1618 GI/2024 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th March, 2024. G.S.R. 160(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 60, read with section 198 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General (Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976, (hereinafter referred to as said rules), in rule 9.04, in clause (a), for the words "Manual Stop Signals", the words "Manual or Semi-Automatic Stop signals" shall be substituted.; 3. In the said rules, in rule 9.06,- (i) for the existing marginal heading, the following marginal heading shall be substituted, namely:- [PART II-खण्ड 3(i)] 3 "Conditions for taking 'off' Manual Stop signal or Semi-Automatic Stop Signal, in Automatic Block territory on single line.-"; (ii) for sub-rules(1) and (2), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) Home signal- When a train is approaching a Home signal, otherwise than at a terminal station, the signal shall not be taken 'off' unless the line is clear not only upto the Starter but also for an adequate distance beyond it and in addition for automatic working, direction of the block section ahead is not set in opposite. (2) Last Stop signal- The Last Stop signal shall not be taken 'OFF' for a train unless the direction of traffic has been established and the line is clear up to the next Automatic Stop signal, or when the next Stop signal is a Manual or Semi Automatic Stop signal for an adequate distance beyond it." [F. No. 2023/Safety(A&R)/19/09] SEEMA KUMAR, Member (O & BD) 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. 445(E), dated the 21st July, 1981 and last amended vide number G.S.R. 870(E), dated the 30th November, 2023. 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. MANOJ | Digitally signed by OJKUMAR | KUMAR VERMA | Date: 2024.03.09 VERMA | 15:20:22 +0530