Land Public Transport Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Part IV · Railways
108. Reopening of railway track after temporary suspension
Feedback & supportWhen an accident has occurred on a railway or a railway track resulting in a temporary suspension of traffic, and either the original railway track and works have been rapidly restored to their original standard or a temporary diversion has been laid for the purpose of restoring communication, the original railway track and works so restored may be reopened or the temporary diversion opened, as the case may be, subject to the following conditions:
railway
“railway” means any kind of railway for the public carriage of passengers or goods or both, or any portion thereof, and includes— (a) all rails, beams, cables, sidings, or branches worked over for the purposes of, or in connection with, a railway; (b) all rolling-stock used for the purposes of traffic; (c) in so far as the context allows, a railway under construction by or for any railway company; and (d) any guided system or guided system of a class prescribed to be a railway for purposes of this Act, but does not include— (A) the Penang Hill Railway; (B) any railway used or, in the case of a railway to be constructed, intended to be used, wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers within any amusement or recreational premises; and (C) such other railways as may be prescribed;
that the railway official in charge of the works undertaken by reason of the accident has certified in writing that the reopening of the restored railway track and works or the opening of the temporary diversion will not, in his opinion, cause any danger to the public or damage to the goods carried on the railway track; and
railway official
“railway official” means any person employed by or on behalf of any railway company that is a licensed operator, to perform any function in connection with a railway;
that written notice of the reopening of the railway track and works or the opening of the temporary diversion has been sent to the Director General of Land Public Transport.
Director General of Land Public Transport
“Director General of Land Public Transport” means the Director General in charge of land public transport;