Commission of Railway Safety

Government of India's commission

Railway Inspectorate

JurisdictionGovernment of IndiaHeadquartersAshok Marg, NE Railway Compound, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh^[2]Agency executive

Janak Kumar Garg, Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS)^[3]

Parent agencyMinistry of Civil Aviation (India)Websitewww.crs.gov.in

The Commission of Railway Safety is a government commission of India. Subordinate to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by The Railways Act, 1989.

The agency investigates serious rail accidents. Its head office is in the North-East Railway Compound in Lucknow.^[4]^[5] As of 2023, Shri Janak Kumar Garg (IRSEE:1987) is the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS).^[6]^[7]^[8]

Organisational structure and jurisdiction

The commission is headed by a Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), at Lucknow, who also acts as Principal Technical Advisor to the Central Government in all matters pertaining to railway safety. Working under the administrative control of CCRS are 9 Commissioners of Railway Safety (CRS), each one exercising jurisdiction over one or more of the 17 Zonal Railways. In addition, Metro Railway (Kolkata), DMRC (Delhi), MRTS (Chennai) and Konkan Railway also fall under their jurisdiction.^[9] There are 5 deputy commissioners of railway safety posted in the headquarters at Lucknow for assisting the CCRS as and when required. In addition, there are 2 field deputy commissioners, one each in Mumbai and Kolkata, to assist the commissioners of railway safety in matters concerning the signalling and telecommunication disciplines.^[10]

References

^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Commission of Railway Safety Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 19 February 2012. "Ashok Marg, NE Railway compound , Lucknow- 226001."
^ "Annual Report 2009-2010^{[permanent dead link]}." Commission of Railway Safety. 1. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.
^ "Commission of Railway Safety - Directory". www.crs.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^ "Rail Safety Commissioner begins probe - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ "MUD must appoint its own Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety: E.Sreedharan". RailNews Media India Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

External links

Official website of The Commission of Railway Safety

Indian Railways

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Rail Bhavan
Railway Board

Related
organisations

Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW)
Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE)
Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
Commission of Railway Safety (CRS)
Container Corporation of India (CCI)
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)
High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRI)
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)
Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC)
Ircon International (IRCON)
Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC)
Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)
Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC)
Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)
Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL)
RailTel
Railway Protection Force (RPF)
Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB)
Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO)

Zones

Rolling stock

Manufacturing
units

Railway
depots

Diesel Loco

Abu Road
Alambagh
Andal
Bandra
Bardhaman
Bhagat Ki Kothi
Bokaro Steel City
Bondamunda
Coonoor
Ernakulam
Erode
Gandhidham
Golden Rock
Gonda
Gooty
Guntakal
Howrah
Hubli
Itarsi
Izzatnagar
Jamalpur
Jhansi
Kalka
Kalyan
Kazipet
Kharagpur
Krishnarajapuram
Kurla
Ludhiana
Lumding
Malda Town
Maula Ali
Mhow
Motibagh
Mughalsarai
New Guwahati City
New Katani
Patratu
Pratapnagar
Pune
Raipur
Ratlam
Sabarmati
Samastipur
Shakurbasti
Siliguri
Tondiarpet
Tughlakabad
Vatva
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam

Electric Loco

Ajni
Angul
Arakkonam
Asansol
Barauni
Bhilai
Bhusawal
Bilaspur
Bokaro Steel City
Bondamunda
Erode
Ghaziabad
Gomoh
Gorakhpur
Guntakal
Howrah
Ispat Nagar
Itarsi
Jhansi
Kalyan
Kanpur
Katni
Kazipet
Khanalampura
Lallaguda
Ludhiana
Mughalsarai
Nagpur
Rourkela
Royapuram
Saharanpur
Saiyedpur Bhitri
Tatanagar
Tughlakabad
Vadodara
Valsad
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco

Multiple Unit

DEMU/DMU	Bangalore Budgam Gondia Jalandhar Jamalpur Motibagh Maula Ali Shakurbasti Vijayawada
EMU	Avadi Bandel Barasat Ghaziabad Howrah Kalwa Kandivali Kharagpur Kurla Maula Ali Mumbai Central Narkeldanga Panskura Ranaghat Saharanpur Sanpada Sonarpur Tambaram Tikiapara Velachery Virar
MEMU	Asansol Bhilai Kanpur Kollam Palakkad Rajahmundry Vadodara
Kolkata Metro	Noapara Tollygunge New Garia Central Park Joka

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai Howrah–Chennai Howrah–Delhi Howrah–Gaya–Delhi Mumbai–Chennai New Delhi–Chennai New Delhi–Mumbai
Suburban	Chennai MRTS Chennai Suburban Delhi Suburban Pune Suburban Hyderabad MMTS Kolkata Suburban Mumbai Suburban
Mountain	Darjeeling Kalka-Shimla Nilgiri

Passenger
trains

High-Speed	Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train (Under Construction) Vande Bharat Sleeper train (Upcoming)
Semi-High speed	Amrit Bharat Express Duronto Express Gatimaan Express Tejas Express Rajdhani Express Shatabdi Express Vande Bharat Express
Premium	AC Express AC Double Decker Express Humsafar Express Uday Express
Express	Antyodaya Express Garib Rath Express Intercity Express Jan Sadharan Express Jan Shatabdi Express Mahamana Express Sampark Kranti Express Suvidha Express Rajya Rani Express Vivek Express Yuva Express
Luxury	Deccan Odyssey Fairy Queen Golden Chariot Mahaparinirvan Express Maharajas' Express Palace on Wheels Ramayana Express Royal Orient Royal Rajasthan on Wheels Village on Wheels
Special	Lifeline Express Red Ribbon Express Science Express
Others	Passenger trains

Stations

Major

Chennai	Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram
Delhi	Delhi Jn. Hazrat Nizamuddin New Delhi
Kolkata	Howrah Howrah South Sealdah
Mumbai	Dadar Kalyan Jn. Mumbai Central Mumbai CSMT Mumbai LTT Panvel
Others	Ahmedabad Jn. KSR Bengaluru Patna Jn. Pune Jn. Secunderabad Jn. Surat Thane

Others

Junctions
Metro
Vande Metro (Upcoming commuter rail)

Training
institutes

Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN)
Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRICEE)
Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE)
Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET)
Indian Railways Track Machine Training Center (IRTMTC)
National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR)
National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)
Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy (JRRPFA)

Trade unions

All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF)
All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)
Konkan Railway Corporation Employees Union (KRCEU)

Category

Rail accident and incident investigation agencies

Africa
CEAMAIF NSIB RSR

Asia
CRS NTSC JTSB ARAIB TTSB

Europe
RAIIU RSIO AIB ESIB SIA BEA-TT BEU TSB RAIU ANSF TAIIB AET DSB AIBN GPIAAF CIAF SHK STSB RAIB

North America
TSB NTSB

Oceania
ATSB TAIC

South America

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