WORKING OF TRAINS GENERALLY by NWR
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A. TIMING AND RUNNING OF TRAINS
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STANDARD TIME. - The working of trains between stations shall be regulated by the
standard time prescribed by the Government of India, which shall be transmitted daily to all the
principal stations of the Railway at 16.00 hours in the manner prescribed.
S.R. 4.01. The Section Controller on duty at 16.00 hrs. shall transmit the time signal to the
stations in the section controlled by him. In case the duty of the Section Controller changes
at 16.00 hrs. the outgoing Section Controller shall transmit the signal. In the non controlled
section, the signal shall be transmitted by the controlling station.
4.02. ADHERENCE TO ADVERTISED TIME. - No passenger train or mixed train shall be
despatched from a station before the advertised time.
4.03. SETTING WATCH. - Before a train starts from a terminal or crew-changing station,
the Guard shall set his watch by the station clock or the clock at the authorised place of reporting
for duty and communicate the time to the Driver who shall set his watch accordingly.
4.04. TIME OF ATTENDANCE FOR TRAIN CREW. - Every Guard, Driver, Assistant Driver
or Fireman shall be in attendance for duty at such place and at such time as may be prescribed by
special instructions.