RAILWAYS OPENING FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AMENDMENT RULES 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17062026-273544 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 434] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026/JYAISTHA 26, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th June, 2026 G.S.R. 485(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. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Rules, 2000, in Chapter VII, in rule 24, for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) Every temporary deviation line, irrespective of its length, and any permanent diversion less than 3 kilometers in length, shall be treated as new minor works.", [F. No. 70/WDO/ORI/RO/1/Vol. X] VIVEK KUMAR GUPTA, 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. 451(E), dated the 07th July, 2025.