Organizational Structure &
Jurisdiction
Organization
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 nine Commissioners of Railway Safety (CRS), each one
exercising jurisdiction over one or more of the 16 Zonal Railways. In
addition, Metro Railway/Kolkata, DMRc/Delhi, MRTP/Chennai and Konkan Railway
also fall under their jurisdiction. There are 5 Dy. Commissioners of
Railway Safety posted in the Headquarters at Lucknow for assisting the CCRS as and when
required. In addition, there are 2 field Dy. Commissioners, one each in
Mumbai and Kolkata, to assist the Commissioners of Railway Safety in matters
concerning the Signalling and Telecommunication disciplines.
Jurisdiction
Circle
Hqrs
Over Railways
CENTRAL CIRCLE
Mumbai
CENTRAL RLY., WEST CENTRAL RLY.
&
KONKAN RLY
EASTERN CIRCLE
Kolkata
EASTERN RLY. &
EAST CENTRAL RLY.
NORTHERN CIRCLE
New Delhi
NORTHERN RLY. & DELHI METRO
RAIL CORPORATION
NORTH EASTERN CIRCLE
Lucknow
NORTH EASTERN RLY.
&
NORTH CENTRAL RLY
NORTHEAST
FRONTIER Kolkata
NORTHEAST FRONTIER
RLY. & METRO
CIRCLE
KOLKATA
SOUTHERN CIRCLE
Bangalore
SOUTHERN RLY. & SOUTH
WESTERN RLY.
SOUTH CENTRAL CIRCLE Secunderabad
SOUTH CENTRAL RLY.
WESTERN CIRCLE
Mumbai
WESTERN RLY & NORTH WESTERN RLY.
SOUTH EASTERN
CIRCLE Kolkata
SOUTH EASTERN RLY.,
EASTCOAST RLY.
& SOUTH
EASTCENTRAL RLY.
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