**•? tf^ tfo ^ o TTeTo-33004/99 dhz (Saxette of 3udia EXTRAORDINARY w r H—*!*¥ 3—B -̂̂ nJS" (i)
PART H~~Section 3-^Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY f̂, 521] - i f &&&* l^fnT, t^rn^rr 21, 2 0 1 1 / ^ 3 0 , 1 9 3 3 No. 521] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER!!, 2011/BHADRA 30,1933 (̂ #*fr£) ^ % # , 21 1W*TC, 2011 W f t 705(31) — ^ S k ^ s p R ; ^T 3#rfwr , 1989 (1989 ^ r 24) Hi «TRT 198 % ^ 1 Tjfer «M 60 eft "ST-STRl (2) SRT.TRTT VIPW-MT ̂ f TT#T TO^ fl?, HR#T ^T (^#f?T ^ f ) ^m^0$#H)1wT, 2011 fi
(2) ^ ^ l ^ ^ B ^ ^ f i i ^ H ^ - a i t o ^ T ^ ^ I ' l
2. q i ^ ^ ( x n f ^ < ^ 1976T?, ( M ^ ^ x f ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ r q T r W ^ M t) -^-ms C@r) % W^PKW 3.12%, ̂ g-fwr (1) ff ftHfalkd <ste ̂ t̂ ftgr wn> 5504 GI/2011 (0 1 C 2 ' THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PACT II—SBC. 3(i)] "(3) ft) f^ r sr^rf % srt^r, ŝ H" 'ferr f̂ ̂ ^ r m% Rmw $h" $ <& ̂ mf % f^rrsrrs^fTri; - ft) w ^ ^m 3*n? *rq: *ssr-*=te an̂ TRm- srsf-m^r <fo f$PFP?r ̂ <^ srffc w r r ^ ^ r ̂ r ^ f sfs^r ^W % *nw # ami" CTT3" s&mr % f%*R?ff % m ^rorfa H%TT # # artr ̂ s&nr * n ^ % w ^m^ - #1* =mi f^i^r STFTRT mer *rrm # ft)!^^*1^^^*^*^^ % sim ̂ srw frorfo toT ^ITW f% r̂a" V f%̂ r fm- ^i at ?$&v& m£< m amf <mfcr ̂ t ^ ^ R R *h $*fr TOT, T ^ T - ^ arT îtfer 3^-^^r *N ftpmer m : 'antf ikr amr 'ariV tor -<mw *w ^t^r ^mt m^ *&?Fr % s k f^Rw £ tit T̂PTT SfT ^TT t «ftT ^T ̂ T%f * ^ *ft # r f ^ T Star f% ft^t $9FT ^T ft) * ft) % 3T*T gRfrfitd ^ f e ^ OT-f^nr (2) % 3?*T Staffer $fr # • w ;*SfsWt! ft) *mrrsr fi*rf?rif % S^FT, TOT-*^ smftftrr srf-w^r"^ %rc*r ^ swr*r
(4) ft) ^ r # # mwe m &m t % TSST-^ smtikff arf-^^r ^ r %»r̂ r [*iron--sr«s3(])j 'RKcr ^T wt=r 13^1*11^ 3 STFI- ^ T T ^rr feft *fr mm # q§# nr^ TM" % f ^ t r t z r r ^ ^ ^ f p r r a ^ ^ m ^ fa) ?rW w?re:, 3PT# ?&?nr % *&FT TOST.^ ^r^nfe sfmtfer 3jtf-m?r *te &m £ ^ # , ^ - f ^ ( 2 ) % q ? ^ , i % ^ amfrf :- "(3) fa) Wfa srj^it % 3f#T, 5ic^ ferr # m<*r w ^ t^row «ifar # ^ $mf % far) §*r s^R^rr TO^ *n? *&%-?£$ 3rp?ftfcr anf-siw # P $ R W # f̂ srffe fa) to# ?&?PT % t^r te ?sr£t Rm^r ^ irar-^ anwtf̂ r arsf-s^ r̂ *ta* f&ror % ?mr i?r TOT tjdwfo f%̂ r r̂n̂ nr f% SR y f^ r ^TT & fit q^fe *er&: m 3TF|- <rcfr?r $ft TO fercr ^h 5*fr s w , *TST-^ srrefrt̂ T 3r$f-??nm" ̂ Nr f^rnw *<RT: f3TTOf #m: $ t w 'anV 1%̂rr s o w sra" HT^T 3 ^ *rr# s&nr % s k RHH«( # *rw-#gr srn?ftf%cr anf-nw *NP Rm^r # ftsk srj&flf % ?m?r fasrffer ftPr $ y fa) #§- fa) % 3TSf)rr f̂wTf̂ rT tpijfcr 1^" ^T- f^T (2) % 3 f̂fa- f^rfftfT ^0" ^ ^TT fa) ?rwT̂ r f^rf îf % ^ F T , ^ 2 r - ^ smfff̂ fiT 3^F-^^r ife fhM*\*\ ^ ^THT^T
(4) fa) 5 R efW MWHd «rw ^ r r 11% i s r - ^ srr^Pfr ^ - ^ ^ r ^ tow THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] t • c #*TTC ? imf # 3R^ ?£?H" % f̂ *nar-#g- 3mnift<T 3T£f-?*jw ̂ RPRW # ^ R ^ % ftp? H W TO?TC ̂ srf^fcr ^ T % I ^ 3%rr; $fk (*r) eiW qi^re:, $m# *&?R- % *&?re *mesr # *r^r~^ ansrlfSrcF arsf-^rw ** fern ftro, ^ O T ^ramr ^ ^ 3 s?sq ,̂ ̂ «ft̂ TT̂TT ^ ^ r a f^qnr : Tg\ 1wt *TO ̂ TFsm, *fFHI, ^fe 3, ̂ H§fe ( i ) ' ^ f m ^ A W t f o 445(«T), trrfasr 21 « p i 1981 srcr "s^ftis to; T^ ^ afa -ICMSMÎ ftnRittsM w i f ^ wi
(1) WUlft 320, rta 16 3ffe, 1983,
(2) * M f t 352, tlrthsr 30 37^, 1983,
(3) W f t , 514(37), cTTCT̂ 27 ̂ T, 1983 >
(4) Witt*, 476(31), cTKte 28 ̂ F, 1984,
(5) WRlft 245, TTKte 23 *I& 1992,
(6) m^Jlft' 83, Ŵ ŝT 17 Tf^rft, 1996,
(7) m^T.ft 101, <n<ta 23 ~Q§> 1998,
(8) W , f t 47, "cmfe 13 "Tv^t, 1999,
(9) W a f t 213(37),TTTfe 18 ^ H 1999, do) m^r/ft 283(37), msfe 26 ariter, 1999,
(11) •Hl̂ T.ft, 581(3^).. cTTd® 3 ^ ^ , 2 0 0 0 ,
(12) m^T.ft 708(31), cTTffe 6 f ^ R : , 2000,
(13) m^Blft 852(3T),"m^ 8 M^K, 2000,
(14) TOft 893(31), •fflfr® 24 ̂ WC, 2000,
(15) Wm.ft 913(3?);"*® 12 7^^,2000,
(16) W . ^ f t 394(37), cTTfr® 31 ^ ,2002,
(17) * r a . f t 842(37), cfT^sl 27 W ^ , 2002,
(18) m^T.ft 221(«I), <niten9 3T&JT, 2006,
(19) W R f t 476(37), elite 11 am^T, 2006,
(20) Wmf t 477(37), -m f̂e 11 37W, 2006,
(21) ^T/m.ft 311(37), <n3^ 26 37^1, 2007,
(22) m^Tft 694(37), fTRtm 7 TO, 2007,
(23) m^r f t U6(37),Trrfta 29 "t^^ct, 2008,
(24) m^r . f t 847(37), clKfe 10 %W: t 2008,
(25) m^Jtft 848(37), Tnto 27 ^ 2009 3%
(26) WKT.ft 900(37), TIK^ 10 ^ R , 2010 L MPT ii—w^ 3(i)] TO ^T w r * i smww 5 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ^RAILWAY BOARD) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21 st September, 2011 G&R 705(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, 2011.
(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 the said rules), in rule 3.12, in sub-rule (1), after clause (b) the following clause shall be inserted, namely;- "(ba) a Modified Semi-Automatic Stop signal by converting one of the Automatic stop signal in mid-section under special instructions; when the 'A' marker is illuminated the signal works as Automatic stop signal, and when the 'A' marker is extinguished it works as modified Semi-Automatic stop signal and assumes 'off aspect automatically or is taken 'off manually as required; and". In the said rules, in rule 9.01, after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:- "(3)(a)under special instructions, one of the automatic stop signal between two stations in the automatic block signaling territory in each direction may uQ made as rnoduied semi-automatic stop signal;
(b) the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal so provided shall, be interlocked with the signals of the station ahead through track circuits or axle counters or both and shall be controlled by the Station Master of / 6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SBC. 3(i)] the station ahead, the relevant indications whether the signal is in normal automatic mode or modified semi-automatic mode shall be available to the Station Masters at both the ends;
(c) Advanced starter signal of the station in rear shall be interlocked with the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal in such a way that when working with 'A' sign extinguished, the Advanced starter shall assume 'off aspect or be taken 'off only when the line is clear upto an adequate distance beyond the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal; similarly the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal shall assume *ofP aspect automatically or be taken 'off only when the line is clear upto an adequate distance beyond the Home signal of the station ahead;
(d) during abnormal conditions like fog, bad weather impairing visibility, the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal may be worked by extinguishing 'A' marker in the manner prescribed under special instructions and this action shall also ensure that the ' A' marker of the Advanced starter signal of the station in rear and Home signal of the station in advance shall also be extinguished;
(e) the adequate distance mentioned under clause (c) shall not be less than as prescribed under sub-rule (2);
(f) during normal conditions, mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal shall work as normal automatic stop signal.
(4)(a) when the Loco Pilot finds mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal with 'A' marker extinguished in 'on' position, he shall stop his train in the rear of the signal and inform this fact to the Station Master of the station ahead on approved means of communication as prescribed under special instructions;
(b) the Station Master of the station ahead may authorise the Loco Pilot to pass the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal working with 'A' marker extinguished in 'on' position through approved means of communication after ensuring conditions and procedure prescribed under special instructions; rtrnr n—-wm 3(i)] . iror ^r ym% : miwm i
(c) in case the Loco Pilot is unable to contact the Station Master of station ahead, he shall pass the signal at 'on' after waiting for five minutes at the signal and proceed cautiously and be prepared to stop short of any obstruction, at a speed not exceeding ten kilometres an hour upto the next Signal and act as per aspect of this signal; and
(d) the Loco Pilot shall report the failure of mid-section modified semi automatic stop signal to the Station Master of the station ahead.". In the said rules, in rule 9.03, after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:- "(3)(a) under special instructions, one of the automatic stop signal between two stations in the automatic block signaling territory in each direction may be made as modified semi-automatic stop signal;
(b) the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal so provided shall be interlocked with the signals of the station ahead through track circuits or axle counters or both and shall be controlled by the Station Master of the station ahead, the relevant indications whether the signal is in normal automatic mode or modified semi-automatic mode shall be available to the Station Masters at both the ends;
(c) Advanced starter signal of the station in rear shall be interlocked with the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal in such a way that when working with 'A' sign extinguished, the Advanced starter shall assume 'off aspect or be taken 'off only when the line is clear upto an adequate distance beyond the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal; similarly the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal shall assume 'off aspect automatically or be taken 'off only when the line is clear upto an adequate distance beyond the Home signal of the station ahead;
(d) during abnormal conditions like fog, bad weather impairing visibility, the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal may be worked by extinguishing 'A' marker in the manner prescribed under special instructions and this action shall also ensure that the 'A' marker of the Advanced starter signal of the station in rear and Home signal of the Station in advance shall also be extinguished; V THE GAZETTE OF INDIA ; EXTRAORDINARY [PART TLSBC. 3(i)]
(e) the adequate distance mentioned under clause (c) shall not be less than as prescribed under sub-rule (2);
(f) during normal conditions, mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal shall work as normal automatic stop signal.
(4)(a) when the Loco Pilot finds mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal with 'A' marker extinguished in 'on' position, he shall stop his train in the rear of the signal and inform this fact to the Station Master of the station ahead on approved means of communication as prescribed under special instructions;
(b) the Station Master of the station ahead may authorize the Loco Pilot to pass the mid-section modified semi-automatic stop signal working with 'A' marker extinguished in 'on' position through approved means of communication after ensuring conditions and procedure prescribed under special instructions;
(c) in case the Loco Pilot is unable to contact the Station Master of station ; ahead, he shall pass the signal at 'on' after waiting for five minutes at the signal and proceed cautiously and be prepared to stop short of any obstruction, at a speed not exceeding ten kilometres an hour upto the next Signal and act as per aspect of this signal; and
(d) the Loco Pilot shall report the failure of mid-section modified semi automatic stop signal to the Station Master of the station ahead.". [No. 2010/Safety (A&R)/19/20] VINAYMITTAL, Chairman, Railway Board as Member Traffic, and Ex-Officio Secy. | Note; Theprincipalrules werepublishedinthe Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Partll, Section 3, Sub-section(i),v/^numberGS.R. 445(E), dated the 21st July, 1981 and subsequently amended vide number:—
(1) GS.R.320,datedthei6lhApril,1983, (4) GS.R.476(E),datedtiLe28thJune,1984,
(2) GS.R.352,datedihe30thApril, 1983, (5) GS.R.245,datedtiie23KlMay,1992,
(3) GS.R. 514(E), datedthe27tfiJune, 1983, (6) G.S.R. 83, dated the 17th February, 1996, [HJTII—,BP!S3(i)] TOT ^r TTSR=r : 3TOrsfR?r 9
(7) GS.R. 101, dated the23«i May, 1998,
(8) GSJU7,datedlhel3fcFehniaiy,1999,
(9) GS.R. 213(E), datedliie 18thMarch, 1999,
(10) GS.R.283(E),datedthe26thApril,1999,
(11) GS.R. 581(E), dated the 3rd July, 2000,
(12) GS.R. 708(E), dated the 6th September, 2000,
(13) GS.R.852(E),datedtoe8thNovember,2000,
(14) GS.R. 893(E), datedthe24thNovember, 2000,
(15) GS.R. 913(E), dated the 12tii December, 2000,
(16) GS.R.394(E),datedthe31stMay,2002,
(17) GS.R. 842(E), dated the 27th December, 2002,
(18) GS,R,221(E),dateUthel9thApril,2006,
(19) GS.R. 476(E), dated the 1 IthAugust, 2006,
(20) GS.R. 477(E), dated the nth August, 2006,
(21) GS.R. 311(E), dated the26thApriI, 2007,
(22) GS.R. 694(E), dated the 7th November, 2007,
(23) GS.R. 116(E), dated the 29th Februaiy, 2008,
(24) GS.R. 847(E), dated the 10th December, 2008,
(25) GS.R848(E),datedthe27lhNovember,2009aud
(26) GS.R.900(E),datedthelOthNovember,2010 Printed by the Manager, Oovemment of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. i • * & I