Short Note - List out work required CRS sanction before execution at site.

  List out work required CRS sanction before execution at site. 

1. Under section 20 of Indian railway act and chapter VI of the "Rules for opening of a Railway of section of a Railway for the public carriage of passengers,1933” the sanction of commissioner of railway safety is required for the execution of any work on the open the open line, which will affect the running of trains carrying passengers and any temporary arrangement necessary for carrying it out, except in cases of emergency.

2. For the commencement and opening of the following works, when they are connected with or form part of railway already opened, the sanction of the commissioner of railway safety shall be obtained: 

(a) Additions, extensions or alternations to running lines. 

(b) Alterations to points and crossings in running lines. 

(c) New signaling and interlocking installations or alterations to existing installations. 

(d) New stations, temporary or permanent. 

(e) The construction of an ash pit on a running line. 

(f) Heavy regarding of running lines involving lowering/raising of track in excess of 500 millimeter. 

(g) New bridges including road over and under bridges, foot over-bridges, strengthening, raising, reconstruction, dismantling or extension of existing bridges, addition or replacement of existing girders, including , provision of temporary girders. Here, bridges shall include road over and under bridges, foot over bridges an subways affecting running lines.

(h) Provision of new level crossing , shifting of existing level crossing on running lines, demanning and downgrading of level crossing ,manning of unmanned level crossings, upgrading of level crossing involving changes in the method of working or operation (such as interlocking) and closing down of manned level crossing.

(i) Permanent diversion (deviation) more than 2 kms. In length without any station in between and irrespective of length, when a new station is involved.

(k) Temporary diversion irrespective of length, except those laid for restoration of through communication after accident.

(l) Addition or alteration to the electrical instillations of tracks equipped for electrical traction.

(m) movement of ODC where the clearance between the moving dimensions and a fixed structure is less than 150 millimeter.

(n) increase in the sanctioned speed.

(o) Infringement of maximum/ minimum dimensions.

(p) use of any locomotive or rolling stock differing from those already running on any section of railway or increasing maximum permissible speed of those already in use.