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Railways Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Railways.
| Act Id | 198924 |
| Act Number | 24 |
| Enactment Date | 1989-06-03 |
| Act Year | 1989 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Railways |
| Enforcement Date | 01-07-1990 |
- PRELIMINARY
- RAILWAY ADMINISTRATIONS
- RAIL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- 4A Establishment of Railway Land Development Authority
- 4B Composition of Authority
- 4C Terms and conditions of appointment of Vice-Chairman and other Members
- 4D Functions of Authority
- 4E Powers of Authority to enter into agreements and execute contracts
- 4F Procedure of transaction of business of Authority
- 4G Appointment of officers and other employees of Authority
- 4H Salaries, allowances, etc., to be defrayed out of Consolidated Fund of India
- 4-I Power of Authority to make regulations
- COMMISSIONERS OF RAILWAY SAFETY
- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WORKS
- 11 Power of railway administrations to execute all necessary works
- 12 Power to alter the position of pipe, electric supply line drain or sewer, etc
- 13 Protection for Government property
- 14 Temporary entry upon land to remove obstruction, to repair or to prevent accident
- 15 Payment of amount for damage or loss
- 16 Accommodation works
- 17 Power of owner, occupier, State Government or local authority to cause additional accommodation works to be made
- 18 Fences, gates and bars
- 19 Overbridges and underbridges
- 20 Power of Central Government to give directions for safety
- LAND ACQUISITION FOR A SPECIAL RAILWAY PROJECT
- 20A Power to acquire land, etc
- 20B Power to enter for survey, etc
- 20C Evaluation of damages during survey, measurement, etc
- 20D Hearing of objections, etc
- 20E Declaration of acquisition
- 20F Determination of amount payable as compensation
- 20G Criterion for determination of market-value of land
- 20H Deposit and payment of amount
- 20-I Power to take possession
- 20J Right to enter into land where land has vested in Central Government
- 20K Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
- 20L Utilisation of land for the purpose it is acquired
- 20M Sharing with landowners the difference in price of a land when transferred for a higher consideration
- 20N Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply
- 20-O Application of the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 to persons affected due to land acquisition
- 20P Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
- OPENING OF RAILWAYS
- 21 Sanction of the Central Government to the opening of railway
- 22 Formalities to be complied with before giving sanction to the opening of a railway
- 23 Sections 21 and 22 to apply to the opening of certain works
- 24 Temporary suspension of traffic
- 25 Power to close railway opened for the public carriage of passengers
- 26 Re-opening of closed railway
- 27 Use of rolling stock
- 28 Delegation of powers
- 29 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
- FIXATION OF RATES
- TRIBUNAL
- 33 Tribunal
- 34 [Omitted.]
- 35 [Omitted.]
- 36 Complaints against a railway administratio
- 37 Matters not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal
- 38 Powers of the Tribunal
- 39 Reference to the Tribunal
- 40 Assistance by the Central Government
- 41 Burden of proof, etc
- 42 Decision, etc., of the Tribunal
- 43 Bar of jurisdiction of courts
- 44 Reliefs which the Tribunal may grant
- 45 Revision of decisions given by the Tribunal
- 46 Execution of decisions or orders of the Tribunal
- 47 Report to the Central Government
- 48 Power of the Tribunal to make regulations
- CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS
- 49 Exhibition of certain timings and tables of fares at stations
- 50 Supply of tickets on payment of fare
- 51 Provision for case in which ticket is issued for class or train not having accommodation for additional passengers
- 52 Cancellation of ticket and refund
- 53 Prohibition against transfer of certain tickets
- 54 Exhibition and surrender of passes and tickets
- 55 Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket
- 56 Power to refuse to carry persons suffering from infectious or contagious diseases
- 57 Maximum number of passengers for each compartment
- 58 Earmarking of compartment, etc., for ladies
- 59 Communications between passengers and railway servant in charge of train
- 60 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
- CARRIAGE OF GOODS
- 61 Maintenance of rate-books, etc., for carriage of goods
- 62 Conditions for receiving, etc., of goods
- 63 Provisions of risk rates
- 64 Forwarding note
- 65 Railway receipt
- 66 Power to require statement relating to the description of goods
- 67 Carriage of dangerous or offensive goods
- 68 Carriage of animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases
- 69 Deviation of route
- 70 Prohibition of undue preference
- 71 Power to give direction in regard to carriage of certain goods
- 72 Maximum carrying capacity for wagons and trucks
- 73 Punitive charge for overloading a wagon
- 74 Passing of property in the goods covered by railway receipt
- 75 Section 74 not to affect right of stoppage in transit or claims for freight
- 76 Surrender of railway receipt
- 77 Power of railway administration to deliver goods or sale proceeds thereof in certain cases
- 78 Power to measure, weigh, etc
- 79 Weighment of consignment on request of the consignee or endorsee
- 80 Liability of railway administration for wrong delivery
- 81 Open delivery of consigrments
- 82 Partial delivery of consignments
- 83 Lien for freight or any other sum due
- 84 Unclaimed consignment
- 85 Disposal of perishable consignments in certain circumstances
- 86 Sales under sections 83 to 85 not to affect the right to suit
- 87 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
- SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO GOODS BOOKED TO NOTIFIED STATIONS
- RESPONSIBILITIES OF RAILWAY ADMINISTRATIONS AS CARRIERS
- 93 General responsibility of a railway administration as carrier of goods
- 94 Goods to be loaded or delivered at a siding not belonging to a railway administration
- 95 Delay or detention in transit
- 96 Traffic passing over railways in India and railways in foreign countries
- 97 Goods carried at owner’s risk rate
- 98 Goods in defective condition or defectively packed
- 99 Responsibility of a railway administration after termination of transit
- 100 Responsibility as carrier of luggage
- 101 Responsibility as a carrier of animals
- 102 Exoneration from liability in certain cases
- 103 Extent of monetary liability in respect of any consignment
- 104 Extent of liability in respect of goods carried in open wagon
- 105 Right of railway administration to check contents of certain consignment or luggage
- 106 Notice of claim for compensation and refund of overcharge
- 107 Applications for compensation for loss, etc., of goods
- 108 Person entitled to claim compensation
- 109 Railway administration against which application for compensation for personal injury is to be filed
- 110 Burden of proof
- 111 Extent of liability of railway administration in respect of accidents at sea
- 112 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
- ACCIDENTS
- 113 Notice of railway accident
- 114 Inquiry by Commissioner
- 115 Inquiry by railway administration
- 116 Powers of Commissioner in relation to inquiries
- 117 Statement made before Commissioner
- 118 Procedure, etc
- 119 No inquiry, investigation, etc., to be made if the Commission of Inquiry is appointed
- 120 Inquiry into accident not covered by section 113
- 121 Returns
- 122 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
- LIABILITY OF RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR DEATH AND INJURY TO PASSENGERS DUE TO ACCIDENTS
- 123 Definitions
- 124 Extent of liability
- 124A Compensation on account of untoward incidents
- 125 Application for compensation
- 126 Interim relief by railway administration
- 127 Determination of compensation in respect of any injury or loss of goods
- 128 Saving as to certain rights
- 129 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
- REGULATION OF HOURS OF WORK AND PERIOD OF REST
- PENALTIES AND OFFENCES
- 137 Fraudulently travelling or attempting to travel without proper pass or ticket
- 138 Levy of excess charge and fare for travelling without proper pass or ticket or beyond authorised distance
- 139 Power to remove persons
- 140 Security for good behaviour in certain cases
- 141 Needlessly interfering with means of communication in a train
- 142 Penalty for transfer of tickets
- 143 Penalty for unauthorised carrying on of business of procuring and supplying of railway tickets
- 144 Prohibition on hawking, etc., and begging
- 145 Drunkenness or nuisance
- 146 Obstructing railway servant in his duties
- 147 Trespass and refusal to desist from trespass
- 148 Penalty for making a false statement in an application for compensation
- 149 Making a false claim for compensation
- 150 Maliciously wrecking or attempting to wreck a train
- 151 Damage to or destruction of certain railway properties
- 152 Maliciously hurting or attempting to hurt persons travelling by railway
- 153 Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by wilful act or omission
- 154 Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by rash or negligent act or omission
- 155 Entering into a compartment reserved or resisting entry into a compartment not reserved
- 156 Travelling on roof, step or engine of a train
- 157 Altering or defacing pass or ticket
- 158 Penalty for contravention of any of the provisions of Chapter XIV
- 159 Disobedience of drivers or conductors of vehicles to directions of railway servant, etc
- 160 Opening or breaking a level crossing gate
- 161 Negligently crossing unmanned level crossing
- 162 Entering carriage or other place reserved for females
- 163 Giving false account of goods
- 164 Unlawfully bringing dangerous goods on a railway
- 165 Unlawfully bringing offensive goods on a railway
- 166 Defacing public notices
- 167 Smoking
- 168 Provision with respect to commission of offence by the children of acts endangering safety of person travelling on railway
- 169 Levy of penalty on non-Government railway
- 170 Recovery of penalty
- 171 Section 169 or 170 not to preclude Central Government from taking any other action
- 172 Penalty for intoxication
- 173 Abandoning train, etc., without authority
- 174 Obstructing running of train, etc
- 175 Endangering the safety of persons
- 176 Obstructing level crossing
- 177 False returns
- 178 Making a false report by a railway servant
- 179 Arrest for offences under certain sections
- 180 Arrest of persons likely to abscond, etc
- 180A Inquiry by officer authorised to ascertain commission of offence
- 180B Powers of officer authorised to inquire
- 180C Disposal of persons arrested
- 180D Inquiry how to be made against arrested person
- 180E Search, seizure and arrest how to be made
- 180F Cognizance by Court on a complaint made by officer authorised
- 180G Punishment for certain offences in relation to inquiry
- 181 Magistrate having jurisdiction under the Act
- 182 Place of trial
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 183 Power to provide other transport services
- 184 Taxation on railways by local authorities
- 185 Taxation on railways for advertisement
- 186 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 187 Restriction on execution against railway property
- 188 Railway servants to be public servants for the purposes of Chapter IX and section 409 of the Indian Penal Code
- 189 Railway servants not to engage in trade
- 190 Procedure for delivery to railway administration of property detained by a railway servant
- 191 Proof of entries in records and documents
- 192 Service of notice, etc., on railway administration
- 193 Service of notice, etc., by railway administration
- 194 Presumption where notice is served by post
- 195 Representation of railway administration
- 196 Power to exempt railway from Act
- 197 Matters supplemental to the definitions of "railway" and "railway servant"
- 198 General power to make rules
- 199 Rules to be laid before Parliament
- 200 Repeal and saving
