Act Text
Chapter1 - PRELIMINARY
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Section3 - Ins. by Act 11 of 2008, s. 2
Section4 - Appointment of General Manager.—
Section4A - Establishment of Railway Land Development Authority.—The Central Government may, by notification, establish an
Section4B - Composition of Authority.—
Section4C - Terms and conditions of appointment of Vice-Chairman and other Members.—The terms and conditions of appointment of the
Section4D - Functions of Authority.—
Section4E - Powers of Authority to enter into agreements and execute contracts.—Subject to such directions as may be given to it by
Section4F - Procedure of transaction of business of Authority.—The Authority shall have power to regulate, by means of regulations
Section4G - Appointment of officers and other employees of Authority.—
Section4H - Salaries, allowances, etc., to be defrayed out of Consolidated Fund of India.—The salaries and allowances payable to
Chapter3 - COMMISSIONERS OF RAILWAY SAFETY
Section5 - Appointment of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and Commissioners of Railway Safety.—The Central Government may
Section6 - Duties of Commissioner.—The Commissioner shall—
Section7 - Powers of Commissioner.—Subject to the control of the Central Government, the Commissioner, whenever it is necessary so
Section9 - Facilities to be afforded to Commissioners.—A railway administration shall afford to the Commissioner all reasonable
Chapter4 - CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WORKS
Section11 - Power of railway administrations to execute all necessary works.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law
Section12 - Power to alter the position of pipe, electric supply line, drain or sewer, etc.—
Section13 - Protection for Government property.—Nothing in sections 11 and 12 shall authorise—
Section14 - Temporary entry, upon land to remove obstruction, to repair or to prevent accident.—
Section15 - Payment of amount for damage or loss.—
Section16 - Accommodation works.—
Section17 - Power of owner, occupier, State Government or local authority to cause additional accommodation works to be made.—
Section18 - Fences, gates and bars.—The Central Government may, within such time as may be specified by it or within such further
Section19 - Overbridges and underbridges.—
Section20 - Power of Central Government to give directions for safety.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the
Section20A - Power to acquire land, etc.—
Section20B - Power to enter for survey, etc.—On the issue of a notification under sub-section
Section20C - Evaluation of damages during survey, measurement, etc.—The damages caused while carrying out works on land such as
Section20D - Hearing of objections, etc.—
Section20E - Declaration of acquisition.—
Section20F - Determination of amount payable as compensation.—
Section20G - Criterion for determination of market-value of land.—
Section20H - Deposit and payment of amount.—
Section20K - Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court.—The competent authority shall have, for the purposes of this
Section20L - Utilisation of land for the purpose it is acquired.—
Section20M - Sharing with landowners the difference in price of a land when transferred for a higher consideration.—Whenever any
Section20N - Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply.—Nothing in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 shall apply to an acquisition
Section20P - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Chapter5 - OPENING OF RAILWAYS
Section21 - Sanction of the Central Government to the opening of railway.—No railway shall be opened for the public carriage of
Section22 - Formalities to be complied with before giving sanction to the opening of a railway.—
Section23 - Sections 21 and 22 to apply to the opening of certain works.—The provisions of sections 21 and 22 shall apply to the
Section24 - Temporary suspension of traffic.—When an accident has occurred on a railway resulting in a temporary suspension of
Section25 - Power to close railway opened for the public carriage of passengers.—Where, after the inspection of any railway opened
Section26 - Re-opening of closed railway.—When the Central Government has, under section 25, directed the closure of a railway or
Section27 - Use of rolling stock.—A railway administration may use such rolling stock as it may consider necessary for the
Section28 - Delegation of powers.—The Central Government may, by notification, direct that any of its powers or functions under
Section29 - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Chapter6 - FIXATION OF RATES
Section30 - Power to fix rates.—
Section31 - Power to classify commodities or alter rates.—The Central Government shall have power to—
Section32 - Power of railway administration to charge certain rates.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, a railway
Chapter7 - 1
Section36 - Complaints against a railway administration.—Any complaint that a railway administration—
Section37 - Matters not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.—Nothing in this Chapter shall confer jurisdiction on the Tribunal
Section38 - Powers of the Tribunal.—
Section39 - Reference to the Tribunal.—Notwithstanding anything contained in section 37, the Central Government may make a
Section40 - Assistance by the Central Government.—
Section41 - Burden of proof, etc.—In the case of any complaint under clause
Section42 - Decision, etc., of the Tribunal.—The decisions or orders of the Tribunal shall be by a majority Section 43 - of the
Section43 - Bar of jurisdiction of courts.—No suit shall be instituted or proceeding taken in respect of any matter which the
Section44 - Reliefs which the Tribunal may grant.—In the case of any complaint made under clause
Section45 - Revision of decisions given by the Tribunal.—Where a railway administration considers that since the date of decision
Section46 - Execution of decisions or orders of the Tribunal.—The Tribunal may transmit any decision or order made by it to a civil
Section47 - Report to the Central Government.—The Tribunal shall present annually a report to the Central Government of all its
Section48 - Power of the Tribunal to make regulations.—
Section49 - Exhibition of certain timings and tables of fares at stations.—
Section50 - Supply of tickets on payment of fare.—
Section51 - Provision for case in which ticket is issued for class or train not having accommodation for additional passengers.—
Section53 - Prohibition against transfer of certain tickets.—A ticket issued in the name of a person shall be used only by that
Section54 - Exhibition and surrender of passes and tickets.—Every passenger shall, on demand by any railway servant authorised in
Section55 - Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket.—
Section56 - Power to refuse to carry persons suffering from infectious or contagious diseases.—
Section57 - Maximum number of passengers for each compartment.—Subject to the approval of the Central Government, every railway
Section58 - Earmarking of compartment, etc., for ladies.—Every railway administration shall, in every train carrying passengers,
Section59 - Communications between passengers and railway servant in charge of train.—A railway administration shall provide and
Section60 - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Chapter9 - CARRIAGE OF GOODS
Section61 - Maintenance of rate-books, etc., for carriage of goods.—Every railway administration shall maintain, at each station
Section62 - Conditions for receiving, etc., of goods.—
Section63 - Provision of risk rates.—
Section64 - Forwarding note.—
Section65 - Railway receipt.—
Section66 - Power to require statement relating to the description of goods.—
Section67 - Carriage of dangerous or offensive goods.—
Section68 - Carriage of animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases.—A railway administration shall not be bound to
Section69 - Deviation of route.—Where due to any cause beyond the control of a railway administration or due to congestion in the
Section70 - Prohibition of undue preference.—A railway administration shall not make or give any undue or unreasonable preference
Section71 - Power to give direction in regard to carriage of certain goods.—
Section72 - Maximum carrying capacity for wagons and trucks.—
Section73 - Punitive charge for overloading a wagon.—Where a person loads goods in a wagon beyond its permissible carrying capacity
Section74 - Passing of property in the goods covered by railway receipt.—The property in the consignment covered by a railway
Section75 - Section 74 not to affect right of stoppage in transit or claims for freight.—Nothing contained in section 74 shall
Section76 - Surrender of railway receipt.—The railway administration shall deliver the consignment under a railway receipt on the
Section77 - Power of railway administration to deliver goods or sale proceeds thereof in certain cases.— Where no railway receipt
Section78 - Power to measure, weigh, etc.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the railway receipt, the railway administration
Section79 - Weighment of consignment on request of the consignee or endorsee.—A railway administration may, on the request made by
Section80 - Liability of railway administration for wrong delivery.—Where a railway administration delivers the consignment to the
Section81 - Open delivery of consignments.—Where the consignment arrives in a damaged condition or shows signs of having been
Section82 - Partial delivery of consignments.—
Section83 - Lien for freight or any other sum due.—
Section84 - Unclaimed consignment.—
Section85 - Disposal of perishable consignments in certain circumstances.—
Section86 - Sales under sections 83 to 85 not to affect the right to suit.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, the
Section87 - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Chapter10 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO GOODS BOOKED TO NOTIFIED STATIONS
Section88 - Definitions.—In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Section89 - Power to declare notified stations.—
Section90 - Disposal of unremoved goods at notified stations.—
Section91 - Price to be paid to person entitled after deducting dues.—
Section92 - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Section93 - General responsibility of a railway administration as carrier of goods.—Save as otherwise provided in this Act, a
Section94 - Goods to be loaded or delivered at a siding not belonging to a railway administration.—
Section95 - Delay or retention in transit.—A railway administration shall not be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage or
Section96 - Traffic passing over railways in India and railways in foreign countries.—Where in the course of carriage of any
Section97 - Goods carried at owner’s risk rate.—Notwithstanding anything contained in section 93, a railway administration shall
Section98 - Goods in defective condition or defectively packed.—
Section99 - Responsibility of a railway administration after termination of transit.—
Section100 - Responsibility as carrier of luggage.—A railway administration shall not be responsible for the loss, destruction,
Section101 - Responsibility as a carrier of animals.—A railway administration shall not be responsible for any loss or destruction
Section102 - Exoneration from liability in certain cases.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this
Section103 - Extent of monetary liability in respect of any consignment.—
Section104 - Extent of liability in respect of goods carried in open wagon.—Where any goods, which, under ordinary circumstances,
Section105 - Right of railway administration to check contents of certain consignment or luggage.— Where the value has been declared
Section106 - Notice of claim for compensation and refund of overcharge.—
Section107 - Applications for compensation for loss, etc., of goods.—An application for compensation for loss, destruction, damage,
Section108 - Person entitled to claim compensation.—
Section109 - Railway administration against which application for compensation for personal injury is to be filed.—An application
Section110 - Burden of proof.—In an application before the Claims Tribunal for compensation for loss, destruction, damage,
Section111 - Extent of liability of railway administration in respect of accidents at sea.—
Section112 - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Section113 - Notice of railway accident.—
Section114 - Inquiry by Commissioner.—
Section115 - Inquiry by railway administration.—Where no inquiry is held by the Commissioner under sub-section
Section116 - Powers of Commissioner in relation to inquiries.—
Section117 - Statement made before Commissioner.—No statement made by a person in the course of giving evidence in an inquiry before
Section118 - Procedure, etc.—Any railway administration or the Commissioner conducting an inquiry under this Chapter may send notice
Section119 - No inquiry, investigation, etc., to be made if the Commission of Inquiry is appointed.— Notwithstanding anything
Section121 - Returns.—Every railway administration shall send to the Central Government, a return of accidents occurring on its
Section122 - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Section123 - Definitions.—In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Section124 - Extent of liability.—When in the course of working a railway, an accident occurs, being either a collision between
Section125 - Application for compensation.—
Section126 - Interim relief by railway administration.—
Section127 - Determination of compensation in respect of any injury or loss of goods.—
Section128 - Saving as to certain rights.—
Section129 - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Chapter14 - REGULATION OF HOURS OF WORK AND PERIOD OF REST
Section130 - Definitions.—In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Section131 - Chapter not to apply to certain railway servants.—Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to any railway servant to whom
Section132 - Limitation of hours of work.—
Section133 - Grant of periodical rest.—
Section134 - Railway servant to remain on duty.—Nothing in this Chapter or the rules made thereunder shall, where due provision has
Section135 - Supervisors of railway labour.—
Section136 - Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—
Chapter15 - PENALTIES AND OFFENCES
Section137 - Fraudulently travelling or attempting to travel without proper pass or ticket.—
Section138 - Levy of excess charge and fare for travelling without proper pass or ticket or beyond authorised distance.—
Section139 - Power to remove persons.—Any person failing or refusing to pay the fare and the excess charge referred to in section
Section140 - Security for good behaviour in certain cases.—
Section141 - Needlessly interfering with means of communication in a train.—If any passenger or any other person, without reasonable
Section142 - Penalty for transfer of tickets.—
Section143 - Penalty for unauthorised carrying on of business of procuring and supplying of railway tickets.—
Section144 - Prohibition on hawking, etc., and begging.—
Section145 - Drunkenness or nuisance.—If any person in any railway carriage or upon any part of a railway—
Section146 - Obstructing railway servant in his duties.—If any person wilfully obstructs or prevents any railway servant in the
Section147 - Trespass and refusal to desist from trespass.—
Section148 - Penalty for making a false statement in an application for compensation.—If in any application for compensation under
Section149 - Making a false claim for compensation.—If any person requiring compensation from a railway administration for loss,
Section150 - Maliciously wrecking or attempting to wreck a train.—
Section151 - Damage to or destruction of certain railway properties.—
Section152 - Maliciously hurting or attempting to hurt persons travelling by railway.—If any person unlawfully throws or causes to
Section153 - Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by wilful act or omission.—If any person by any unlawful act or by
Section154 - Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by rash or negligent act or omission.— If any person in a rash and
Section155 - Entering into a compartment reserved or resisting entry into a compartment not reserved.—
Section156 - Travelling on roof, step or engine of a train.—If any passenger or any other person, after being warned by a railway
Section157 - Altering or defacing pass or ticket.—If any passenger wilfully alters or defaces his pass or ticket so as to render the
Section158 - Penalty for contravention of any of the provisions of Chapter XIV.—Any person under whose authority any railway servant
Section159 - Disobedience of drivers or conductors of vehicles to directions of railway servant, etc.—If any driver or conductor of
Section160 - Opening or breaking a level crossing gate.—
Section161 - Negligently crossing unmanned level crossing.—If any person driving or leading a vehicle is negligent in crossing an
Section162 - Entering carriage or other place reserved for females.—If a male person knowing or having reason to believe that a
Section163 - Giving false account of goods.—If any person required to furnish an account of goods under section 66, gives an account
Section164 - Unlawfully bringing dangerous goods on a railway.—If any person, in contravention of section 67, takes with him any
Section165 - Unlawfully bringing offensive goods on a railway.—If any person, in contravention of section 67, takes with him any
Section166 - Defacing public notices.—If any person without lawful authority—
Section167 - Smoking.—
Section168 - Provision with respect to commission of offence by the children of acts endangering safety of person travelling on
Section169 - Levy of penalty on non-Government railway.—If a non-Government railway fails to comply with, any requisition made,
Section170 - Recovery of penalty.—Any penalty imposed by the Central Government under section 169, shall be recoverable by a suit in
Section171 - Section 169 or 170 not to preclude Central Government from taking any other action.— Nothing in section 169 or 170
Section172 - Penalty for intoxication.—If any railway servant is in a state of intoxication while on duty, he shall be punishable
Section173 - Abandoning train, etc., without authority.—If any railway servant, when on duty, is entrusted with any responsibility
Section174 - Obstructing running of train, etc.—If any railway servant
Section175 - Endangering the safety of persons.—If any railway servant, when on duty, endangers the safety of any person—
Section176 - Obstructing level crossing.—If any railway servant unnecessarily—
Section177 - False returns.—If any railway servant required to furnish a return by or under this Act, signs and furnishes a return
Section178 - Making a false report by a railway servant.—If any railway servant who is required by a railway administration to
Section180 - Arrest of persons likely to abscond, etc.—
Section180B - Powers of officer authorised to inquire.—While making an inquiry, the officer authorised shall have power to,—
Section180C - Disposal of persons arrested.—Every person arrested for an offence punishable under sub-section
Section180D - Inquiry how to be made against arrested person.—
Section180E - Search, seizure and arrest how to be made.—All searches, seizures and arrests made under this Act shall be carried out
Section180F - Cognizance by Court on a complaint made by officer authorised.—No court shall take cognizance of an offence mentioned
Section180G - Punishment for certain offences in relation to inquiry.—Whoever intentionally insults or causes any interruption in the
Section181 - Magistrate having jurisdiction under the Act.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section182 - Place of trial.—
Section183 - Power to provide other transport services.—
Section184 - Taxation on railways by local authorities.—
Section185 - Taxation on railways for advertisement.—
Section186 - Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central
Section187 - Restriction on exceution against railway property.—
Section188 - Railway servants to be public servants for the purposes of Chapter IX and section 409 of the Indian Penal Code
Section189 - Railway servants not to engage in trade.—A railway servant shall not—
Section190 - Procedure for delivery to railway administration of property detained by a railway servant.—If a railway servant is
Section191 - Proof of entries in records and documents.—Entries made in the records or other documents of a railway administration
Section192 - Service of notice, etc., on railway administration.—Any notice or other document required or authorised by this Act to
Section193 - Service of notice, etc., by railway administration.—Unless otherwise provided in this Act or the rules framed
Section194 - Presumption where notice is served by post.—Where a notice or other document is served by post, it shall be deemed to
Section195 - Representation of railway administration.—
Section196 - Power to exempt railway from Act.—
Section197 - Matters supplemental to the definitions of “railway” and “railway servant”.—
Section198 - General power to make rules.—Without prejudice to any power to make rules contained elsewhere in this Act, the Central
Section199 - Rules to be laid before Parliament.—Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,
Section200 - Repeal and saving.—
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