**Policy Summary**
This notification, GSR 451(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, on July 7, 2025, introduces the Railways Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers Amendment Rules, 2025. These rules, enacted under the authority of Section 198 of the Railways Act, 1989, amend the Railways Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers Rules, 2000. The amendment, specifically modifies Rule 36, sub-rule 9, within Chapter VIII of the principal rules. The change pertains to Method C concerning the use of traps. The revised rule stipulates that when a trap is used, a train shall not be admitted onto the trapped line unless the trap has been closed to prevent derailment if the Loco Pilot overshoots the trap. Exceptions to this rule are provided under clause 3 or clause 4 of rule 3.40 of general rules, 1976 or para 7.1.18 eii of Indian Railways Signal Engineering Manual. The rules take effect on the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The amendment is issued under F. No. 70WDOORIRO1Vol. X and is authorized by Naveen Gulati, Member Infrastructure and Ex-Officio Secretary. The principal rules were originally published under G.S.R. 625E, dated July 21, 2000, and last amended under G.S.R. 579E, dated September 18, 2024.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Railways: The government ministry responsible for railways.
Railway Board: The apex body of the Indian Railways, under the Ministry of Railways.
Railways Act, 1989: The Act of Parliament governing railways in India.
Railways Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers Rules, 2000: The rules pertaining to the opening of railways for public transport.
Railways Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers Amendment Rules, 2025: Amendments made in 2025 to the rules for opening railways to public carriage.
Indian Railways Signal Engineering Manual: A manual containing engineering guidelines for railway signaling.
Naveen Gulati: Member Infrastructure and Ex-Officio Secretary.
New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board. New Delhi, Delhi
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 408] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िुलाई 7, 2025/आषाढ़ 16, 1947
No. 408] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025/ASHADHA 16, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
(रेलव े बोडड)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 7 िुलाई, 2025
सा.का.जन. 451(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) की धारा 198 द्वारा प्रित् त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, रेलव े को चाल ू करन े संबंधी (याजत्रयों के सावडिजनक वहन के जलए) जनयम, 2000 का और
संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अर्ाडत:् -
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजष प्त नाम रेलव े (याजत्रयों के सावडिजनक वहन के जलए चाल ू करन)े संिोधन जनयम,
2025 ह।ै
(2) य े जनयम रािपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत् त होंगे।
2. उक्त जनयमों के अध् याय-VIII म,ें जनयम 36 के उप-जनयम (9) के ‘जवजध ग’ के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत रखा
िाएगा, अर्ाडत:् -
4449 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“जवजध ग : िब रैप का प्रयोग दकया गया हो, तो गाड़ी को रैप लगी लाइन पर आने की तब तक अनुमजत
नहीं िी िायेगी िब तक दक रैप को बंि नहीं कर दिया िाता जिससे दक लोको पायलट द्वारा ऐस े रैप को नज़र-
अंिाज़ कर दिए िाने पर गाड़ी पटरी स े नहीं उतरेगी या दिर सामान्य जनयम, 1976 के जनयम 3.40 के खंड (3)
या खंड (4) या भारतीय रेलवे जसग्नल इंिीजनयररंग जनयमावली के परै ा 7.1.18 (ई)(ii) के अधीन यर्ाउपबंजधत।“
[िा. स.ं 70/डब्लल्य ूडी ओ/ओ आर आई/आर ओ/1/वॉल्यूम. X]
नवीन गलु ाटी, सिस्ट्य अवसरंचना और पिेन सजचव
टटप्पण : मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i), में संखयांक सा.का.जन. 625(अ), तारीख
21 िुलाई, 2000 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गय े र् े और अंजतम बार संखयांक सा.का.जन. 579(अ), 18 जसतम्बर,
2024 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गय ेर्े।
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th July, 2025
G.S.R. 451(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. (1) These rules may be called the Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Amendment
Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In Chapter VIII of the said rules, in rule 36, in sub-rule (9), for ‘Method C’, the following shall be
substituted, namely:-
“Method C: When a trap is used, a train shall not be admitted on to the trapped line unless the trap has
been closed, so that the train shall not be derailed, if the Loco Pilot overshoots such trap, except as provided
under clause (3) or clause (4) of rule 3.40 of general rules, 1976 or para 7.1.18 (e)(ii) of Indian Railways
Signal Engineering Manual.”
[F. No. 70/WDO/ORI/RO/1/Vol. X]
NAVEEN GULATI, 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. 579(E), dated
the 18th September, 2024.
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