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The '''Commission of Railway Safety''' is a government commission of [[India]]. Subordinate to the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|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 [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commission of Railway Safety |url=https://crs.gov.in/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> As of 2023, Shri Janak Kumar Garg (IRSEE:1987) is the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crs.gov.in/directory.php|title=Commission of Railway Safety - Directory|website=www.crs.gov.in|access-date=2016-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/rail-safety-commissioner-begins-probe/628203/|title=Rail Safety Commissioner begins probe - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crs.gov.in/administrative.php|title=Commission of Railway Safety|website=www.crs.gov.in|access-date=2017-02-14|archive-date=27 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127134022/http://www.crs.gov.in/administrative.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== 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, [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Railway]] (Kolkata), [[Delhi Metro|DMRC]] (Delhi), [[Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System|MRTS]] (Chennai) and [[Konkan Railway]] also fall under their jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railnews.in/mud-must-appoint-its-own-commissioner-for-metro-rail-safety-e-sreedharan/|title=MUD must appoint its own Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety: E.Sreedharan|website=RailNews Media India Ltd|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-14}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crs.gov.in/organization.php|title=Commission of Railway Safety|website=www.crs.gov.in|access-date=2016-08-14}}</ref>

Formerly the head office was in the North-East Railway Compound in [[Lucknow]].<ref>"[http://civilaviation.gov.in/CRSS/Commission%20of%20Railway%20Safety.html Commission of Railway Safety] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219082419/http://civilaviation.gov.in/CRSS/Commission%20of%20Railway%20Safety.html |date=2012-02-19 }}." Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 19 February 2012. "Ashok Marg, NE Railway compound, Lucknow- 226001."</ref><ref>"[http://civilaviation.gov.in/CRSS/annual_report_eng.pdf Annual Report 2009-2010]{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Commission of Railway Safety. 1. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (India)|Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau]] – Indian air accident investigation agency

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Portal bar|India|Trains}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160205025808/http://crs.gov.in/ Official website of The Commission of Railway Safety]

{{Indian Railways}}
{{Rail accident orgs}}
{{Indian commissions}}

[[Category:Indian commissions and inquiries]]
[[Category:Ministry of Railways (India)]]
[[Category:Rail accident investigators]]
[[Category:Railway safety]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1961]]
[[Category:1961 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Lucknow]]

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