The Ministry of Railways on March 07, 2024, notified the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General (Amendment) Rules, 2024 to further amend the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976.
The following has been stated-
•In rule 9.04, in clause (a), for the words “Manual Stop Signals”, the words “Manual or Semi-Automatic Stop signals” shall be substituted.
•for sub-rules (1) and (2), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) Home signal- When a train is approaching a Home signal, otherwise than at a terminal station, the signal shall not be taken ‘off’ unless the line is clear not only upto the Starter but also for an adequate distance beyond it and in addition for automatic working, direction of the block section ahead is not set in opposite.
• Last Stop signal- The Last Stop signal shall not be taken ‘OFF’ for a train unless the direction of traffic has been established and the line is clear up to the next Automatic Stop signal, or when the next Stop signal is a Manual or Semi-Automatic Stop signal for an adequate distance beyond it.”
[Notification No. G.S.R. 160(E)]
