Railway Safety Commission operates under Civil Aviation, not Railways

This is the Annual Report for 2024-25 issued by the Commission of Railway Safety (under the Ministry of Civil Aviation), detailing the statutory inspections, accident inquiries, and safety activities conducted for Indian Railways and Metro Railways. It matters to citizens as it documents the regulatory oversight and safety checks performed on public transport infrastructure.

Who it concerns: The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS), the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Indian Railways, Metro Railway corporations (including DMRC, BMRC, and others), and the general public using these transport systems.

What the inquiry found

• The Commission conducted 8 statutory inquiries into serious train accidents involving Indian Railways and 0 for Metro Railways in FY 2024-25.
• 65 recommendations were made in final inquiry reports for Indian Railways accidents.
• Statutory inspections were performed on 577.30 km of new lines, 1553.75 km of additional lines, and 131.88 km of gauge conversion for Indian Railways.
• New Metro lines inspected included sections in Kolkata, MAHA-Metro, DMRC, GMRC, MMRC, NCRTC, MPMRC, BMRC, and UPMRC, totaling approximately 101.97 km.
• 1039 cases of new minor works (yard remodeling, bridges, signaling, etc.) were sanctioned.
• 38 proposals for the introduction of new rolling stock or condonation of infringements were forwarded for sanction.
• Periodical inspections covered 7861.00 km of running lines and assets.
• As of 31.03.2025, the posts of CRS-WC, CMRS, and Dy. CMRS were vacant.

Also in the document

• The Commission of Railway Safety is headquartered in New Delhi and operates under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, not the Ministry of Railways.
• Commissioners of Railway Safety are selected from Indian Railways officers but do not return to Railways after their tenure; they are absorbed into the Commission.
• Deputy Commissioners of Railway Safety (Dy. CRS) are on deputation from Railways and are not statutory authorities.
• The total route kilometers of Indian Railways under the Commission's jurisdiction as of 31.03.2025 was 70,106.353 km.
• The total route kilometers of Metro Railways under the Commission's jurisdiction as of 31.03.2025 was 934.846 km.