Technical Regulatory Standards on Japanese Railways

1 Technical Regulatory Standards on Japanese Railways Railway Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism As of This English translation of this law or regulation has been prepared (up to the revisions of Ministerial Ordinance No. 110 of December 15, 2006) based on the Standard Bilingual Dictionary (March 2008 edition), etc. This is an unofficial translation. Only the original Japanese texts of laws and regulations have legal effect, and translations are to be used solely as reference material to aid in the understanding of Japanese laws and regulations. The Government of Japan will not be responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the legislative material provided on this Website, or for any consequence resulting from use of the information on this Website. For all purposes of interpreting and applying the law to any legal issue or dispute, users should consult the original Japanese texts published in the Official Gazette.

2 I Contents of Ministerial Ordinance to Provide Technical Regulatory Standards on Railways Chapter 1 General Rule 1 Objective (1) 2 Definitions (1) Public Notice to Stipulate Dangerous Items under the Item 20, Article 2 of the Ministerial Ordinance Providing for the Technical Standard for Railways (2) 3 Implementation Standard (3) 4 Submission of Documents (7) 5 Prevention of Danger (7) 6 Prevention of Extreme Noise (7) 7 Measures to be Provided for Smooth Transport of the Elderly and the Handicapped (8) 8 Emergency restoration setup (8) Chapter 2 Staff 9 Safety Assurance of Train Operation (9) 10 Education and Training, etc.

3 Of Staff (9) 11 Duties, etc. of Crew to Operate a Motive Power Unit (11) Chapter 3 Guide Way Section 1. Gauge 12 Gauge (13) Section 2. Guide Way Alignment 13 Guide way Alignment (13) 14 Radius of curvature (13) 15 Cant (15) 16 Gauge widening (17) 17 Transition Curve (18)

4 18 Gradient (20) 19 Vertical Curve (22) Section 3. Structure Gauge 20 Structure Gauge (23) Section 4. Width of Formation Level and Distance between Track Centers 21 Width of Formation Level (25) 22 Distance between Track Centers (26) Section 5. Structure of Guide Way 23 Track (28) 24 Structures (32) 25 Facilities to Abate Extreme Noise (33) Section 6.

5 Buildings 26 Buildings (33) Section 7. Safety Facilities 27 Facilities to Prevent Disasters and Other Incidents (34) 28 Protection of Below Bridges, etc. (34) 29 Facilities of Underground Stations, etc. (34) 30 Prevention of Rolling Stock Runaways, etc. (41) 31 No Trespassing to Guide Way (42) 32 Evacuation Facilities, etc. (42) Section 8. Wayside Posts 33 Wayside Posts (42) ii Chapter 4 Station and Halt Section 1 Station and Halt 34 Track Layout at Station and Halt (43) 35 Station Facilities (43) 36 Platforms (44) 37 Access for Passengers, etc.

6 (47) Section 2. Train depot, etc. 38 Train depot, etc. (48) Chapter 5 Intersection with Road 39 Intersection with Road (49) 40 Level Crossing Roads (49) Chapter 6 Electric Facilities Section 1 Electric line facilities 41 Contact Lines and Other Facilities (51) 42 Proximity or Crossing of Overhead Electric Lines, etc. (61) 43 Division of Insulation of Contact Lines (79) 44 Prevention of Troubles at Over bridge, etc.

7 (80) 45 Installation of Return Current Rail (80) 46 Transmission and Distribution Line Routes (81) 47 Measures to Prevent Lightening Damages, etc. (127) 48 Prevention of Induction Damage (128) Section 2 Substation and Other Facilities 49 Equipment at Substations, etc. (128) Section 3 Electrical Equipment and Other Facilities 50 Electrical Equipment, Power Distribution Board and Others (130) 51 Lead and Distribution Line, etc. (131) Section 4 Miscellaneous Provision 52 Insulation of Electric Route, etc.

8 (133) 53 Grounding of Electric Facilities (136) Chapter7 Operation Safety Facilities Section 1 Railway Signaling Facilities 54 Devices to Ensure Block, etc. (140) 55 Railway signal devices , etc. (145) 56 Apparatus to Interlock Signals, etc. (157) 57 Apparatus to Automatically Decelerate or Stop (159) 58 Apparatus for Automatic Train Operation (162) 59 Apparatus to Detect Trains, etc.

9 (163) Section 2 Safety Communication Facilities 60 Safety Communication Facilities (165) 61 Installation of Overhead Communication Line (165) Section 3 Level Crossing Protection Facilities 62 Level Crossing Protection Facilities (166) Section 4 Miscellaneous Provision 63 Securing Safety When in Troubles (170) Chapter 8 Rolling Stock Section 1 Rolling Stock Gauge 64 Rolling Stock Gauge (171) Section 2 Weight of Rolling Stock, etc.

10 65 Restrictions to Tracks and Structures (172) 66 Stability (172) iii Section 3 Running Gear of Rolling Stock, etc. 67 Running Gear, etc. (174) 68 Power Generation System, etc. (177) 69 Braking Devices (181) Section 4 Carbody Structure and Rolling Stock Devices 70 Structure of Carbody (189) 71 Structure for Reducing Severe Noise (190) 72 Crew cabin structure (190)