Commission of Railway Safety

Commission of Railway Safety
Agency overview
Formed1 November 1961; 63 years ago (1961-11-01)[1]
Preceding agency
  • Railway Inspectorate
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersAshok 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]

  1. ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ "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."
  5. ^ "Annual Report 2009-2010[permanent dead link]." Commission of Railway Safety. 1. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Commission of Railway Safety - Directory". www.crs.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Rail Safety Commissioner begins probe - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017.