Opening of Metro Railways for Public Carriage of Passengers Rules, 2013

G.S.R.247(E).--In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 (60 of 2002), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules for Opening of Metro Railways in India, except the metropolitan city of Kolkata, for Public Carriage of Passengers, namely:-

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, commencement and application.--

(1) These rules may be called the Opening of Metro Railways for Public Carriage of Passengers Rules, 2013.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. However, these Rules will be applicable to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited with effect from 3rd June, 2013.

2. Definitions.--

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Act" means the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 (No. 60 of 2002)

(b) "Approved metro railway standards" means technical specifications and standards approved by the Central Government or as specified in the relevant national and international codes;

(c) "authorised" means authorized by the metro railway administration;

(d) "bridge engineer'" means the Chief Engineer or any other civil engineer responsible for design and/or construction of bridges or viaducts or tunnels;

(e) "Chief Executive Officer" means the chief executive of the metro railway, in-charge of working of that metro railway;

(f) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety appointed under section 7;

(g) "Form" means the Form appended to these rules;

(h) "General Rules" means the Metro Railways General Rules, 2013;

(i) "Passenger" means a person travelling on the metro railway with a valid ticket or pass;

(j) "report" means the report of the Commissioner under section 15;

(k) "Schedule" means a schedule appended to these rules;

(l) "section" means section of the Act.

(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules but not defined shall have the same meaning as assigned in the Act and the Metro Railways General Rules, 2013.

CHAPTER II

PREPARATION FOR OPENING OF THE METRO RAILWAY

3. Opening of the metro railway.--

(1) The metro railway administration shall ensure that the metro railway or a portion thereof to be opened for public carriage of passengers is as per the approved metro railway standards and that all administrative formalities are complete.

(2) Where the Chief Executive Officer is of the opinion that the metro railway or part thereof is required to be opened for public carriage of passengers, he shall refer the matter to the Commissioner for inspection and report on the safety of that metro railway.

4. Supply of documents to the Commissioner.--

(1) The Chief Executive Officer shall, while making reference to the Commissioner for inspection and report on the safety of the metro railway under sub-rule (2) of rule 3, furnish all relevant documents to the commissioner from the following list of documents, namely:

(a) Tabulated details;

(b) Index plan and sections;

(c) Drawings of works;

(d) Certificate by the Chief Executive Officer;

(e) Certificate/Report from the independent safety assessor/consultant in respect of the signalling and train control system that it conforms to appropriate safety integrity levels as per CENELEC or equivalent standard, for safe running of trains;

(f) Approval of the Electrical Inspector to the Government (EIG) in respect of electrical works and the energisation of the power supply and traction system;

(g) Oscillation trial and speed test report in respect of new type of rolling stock, and the joint safety certificate from the heads of disciplines involved in the project construction, and operation and maintenance of the metro railway;

(h) Track Standards, Loading Standards and the Schedule of Dimensions, as approved by the Central Government for the project;

(i) List of infringements of moving and fixed dimensions;

(j) Safety Management System approved by the Chief Executive Officer;

(k) Working orders to be enforced at the operations control centre, depot and at each station; and

(l) Administrative note giving salient features of the project.

(2) The documents referred to in sub-rule (1) shall indicate the distances from the same fixed point in kilometers and decimals up to two digits and the fixed point shall be clearly defined in a note on the plan and section sheets of the work documents.

(3) The datum adopted shall be mean sea level as fixed by the Survey of India and heights shall be mentioned with reference to the datum in meters and decimals up to two digits.

(4) The documents referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be signed by the heads of each technical discipline, except the certificate at (1)(d), which shall be signed by the chief Executive Officer himself.

(5) The Chief Executive Officer shall furnish such documents to the Commissioner, as far as possible, one month in advance of the stipulated date of inspection. The documents (e) and (f) listed under sub-rule (1), which may not be available one month in advance, shall be furnished at least one week before the stipulated date of inspection.

5. Contents of documents.--

(1) Tabulated details which shall consist of important characteristics of the metro railway or a portion thereof to be opened for public carriage of passengers, and in particular shall include:-

(a) Curve abstract as specified in Form I;

(b) Gradient abstract as specified in Form II;

(c) Bridge abstract as specified in Form III;

(d) Viaduct abstract as specified in Form IV;

(e) Important bridges abstract as specified in Form V;

(f) Ballast and permanent way abstract as specified in Form VI;

(g) Stations and station sites as specified in Form VII;

(h) Brief particulars of rolling stock as specified in Form VIII;

(i) Brief particulars of traction installations as specified in Form IX;

(j) Power supply installation abstract as specified in Form X;

(k) Restricted Over Head Equipment clearances abstract as specified in Form XI;

(l) Electrical crossings over metro railway tracks as specified in Form XII;

(m) Traction maintenance depot abstract as specified in Form XIII,

(n) Ventilation, smoke management and fire safety measures in viaducts/ tunnels and stations as specified in Form XIV; and

(o) Signalling and train control installations as per sample in form XV.

Note: The forms I to XX given after the "Schedule", are illustrative and are for guidance only. The contents of the forms will be for the metro railway being referred to the Commissioner for his inspection and opening.

(2) Index plan and section sheets, completion drawings, etc. shall include,-

(a) Index plan and section sheets as mentioned in the Schedule;

(b) Completion drawings of bridges/viaducts showing details of structure, spans, loading standards adopted, etc;

(c) Completion drawings of tunnels. If any, showing the location of ventilation shafts, man refuge and cross passages etc.;

(d) Diagrammatic plan of station yards showing layout of tracks and particulars of turn outs, gradients, signals and interlocking installed; and

(e) Implantation diagrams of overhead equipment masts/overhead current collection system or details of third rail arrangement, as applicable.

(3) The comments on the following matters, namely;-

(a) Moving and fixed dimensions;

(b) Strength of bridges/viaducts;

(c) Brake and communication;

(d) System of working;

(e) Electric traction equipment; and

(f) Type of rolling stock, proposed along with list of restrictions, shall be contained in the certificate of the Chief Executive Officer in Form XVI.

(4) List of infringements of moving and fixed dimensions shall be prepared as specified in Form XVII and shall contain full explanations for the infringements and restrictions or precautions to be adopted because of them and the reference to the authority of the Central Government under which the infringement is permitted or allowed.

(5) Working orders to be enforced at each station on the metro railway to be opened shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Metro Railway General Rules, 2012 and shall specify any special conditions that are required to be met with and such orders shall include traction power working rules.

CHAPTER III

DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

6. Deviations from approved standards to be notified.--

(1) The Chief executive Officer shall ensure that the metro railway or a portion thereof proposed to be opened is operationally fit in every respect before inspection of Commissioner.

(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall, while making reference under sub-rule (2) of rule 3, bring to the notice of the Commissioner any deviation in design, material and construction of the civil works, electrical, signalling and train control, and telecommunication installations, rolling stock or appliances of the metro railway, instances in which moving and fixed dimensions have not been observed, or the bridges, viaduct, tunnels that are not capable of carrying the specified or standard loading without exceeding the stresses specified in relevant Indian Codes/International Codes.

7. Chief Executive Officer to make special arrangements.--

(1) The Chief Executive Officer shall make such arrangements as are necessary to facilitate the inspection of the metro railway, which is to be inspected for opening by the Commissioner.

(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible to make such special arrangements as the Commissioner may reasonably require for inspection of civil structures, permanent-way, rolling stock, electrical, signalling and train control, and telecommunication and train control installations on the metro railway, which is to be opened.

8. Supply of information to the Commissioner.--

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