Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Rail Transport
Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Rail Transport
(May 14, 2020)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Planning and Construction
Chapter III Operation Service
Chapter IV Safety Management
Chapter V Legal Liabilities
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
With a view to strengthening the administration of rail transport, promoting the construction of rail transport, safeguarding its safe operation, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of passengers, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and rules, and in the light of the actual circumstances of this Municipality.
Article 2
The “rail transport” mentioned in these Regulations refers to this Municipality’s urban rail public transit such as underground railway (or metro) and light rail lines.
The “rail transport facilities” mentioned herein refer to the railways, tunnels, elevated roads, stations (including entrances, exits, and passages), vehicles, mechanic and electric equipment, communication signal systems and other auxiliary rail transport facilities as well as related facilities set up to ensure the rail transport operation.
Article 3
These Regulations apply to the planning, construction and operation of rail transport and the related management activities in the administrative area of this Municipality.
Article 4
The municipal transportation administrative department is the competent administrative department of this Municipality’s rail transport, in charge of the organization and implementation of these Regulations, and may entrust its subordinate transportation administrative law-enforcement agency to impose administrative punishment that is to be imposed thereby as provided for by these Regulations.
The rail transport enterprise determined by the Municipal People’s Government is responsible for the construction and operation of the rail transport of this Municipality, and shall impose administrative punishment by the authority under these Regulations. The law-enforcers of the rail transport enterprise shall obtain the law-enforcement identity card, and enforce the law in a standardized and civilized way.
The municipal development & reform, construction, planning and resources, public security, emergency, and other related administrative departments shall, implement these Regulations according to their respective functions and duties.
The district people’s governments shall assist in doing well the work related to rail transport construction, operation service, and emergency response.
Article 5
This Municipality’s rail transport follows the principles of unified planning, complete-set construction, safe operation, and standardized service.
Article 6
This Municipality gives top priority to the development of urban rail public transit.
The people’s governments at different levels of this Municipality shall give support to the investment, construction and operation of rail transport.
Article 7
Relevant departments of the Municipal People’s Government shall strengthen supervision over the construction fund, operation, and comprehensive development returns of rail transport.
Chapter II Planning and Construction
Article 8
The special planning of rail transport shall be drawn up in accordance with the planning of this Municipality’s national economy and social development, and shall, upon approval by the procedure as provided for by the State and this Municipality, be incorporated in this Municipality’s corresponding urban and rural planning.
The special planning of rail transport includes network system planning, line special planning, and system auxiliary facilities planning.
The municipal planning and resources administrative department shall, jointly with the municipal development & reform, construction, transportation and other related administrative departments and the rail transport enterprise, organize to draw up the network system planning and the line special planning, and delimit the rail transport planning control area.
The municipal transportation administrative department shall, jointly with the municipal planning and resources administrative department and the rail transport enterprise, organize to draw up the rail transport system auxiliary facilities planning.
In drawing up the rail transport special planning, overall consideration shall be given to transfer links between different lines of rail transport and between rail transport and other modes of transportation.
In drawing up the rail transport special planning, opinions shall be solicited by the statutory procedure from the district people’s governments and related units along the line as well as from the public.
Article 9
No construction, reconstruction or extension of any building or structure without approval shall be made within the rail transport planning control area. If there is a real need thereof, the municipal and district planning and resources administrative department shall grant approval according to law upon obtaining the consent in writing from the municipal transportation administrative department.
Article 10
The municipal development & reform administrative department shall, jointly with the municipal planning and resources, construction, transportation and related administrative departments, organize to draw up the rail transport construction planning.
The rail transport construction planning shall be organized and carried out upon approval according to the procedure provided for by the State.
Article 11
The purpose of use of land defined by the urban and rural planning for rail transport shall not be changed without the adjustment by legal procedure.
This Municipality encourages the comprehensive development of the land for new rail transport facilities. In the case of comprehensive development, profits therefrom shall be used for rail transport construction and operation.
Article 12
The rail transport enterprise shall, during the feasibility study stage of a rail transport construction project, appraise its safety risks and impact on the surroundings, and submit the appraisal for approval by the construction procedure. The rail transport enterprise shall take measures to prevent and reduce impact on the upper and existing surrounding buildings and structures and ensure their safety.
Article 13
Relevant district people’s governments and the municipal planning resources administrative department, when drawing up the regulatory plan of the area where rail transport stations are located, shall reserve land for public transit and public facilities such as interchange hubs, stations，stands and parking lots of buses, trolleybuses, trams and taxis, and public toilets.
Article 14
The rail transport prospecting, design, construction, supervision and such other activities shall observe the provisions of relevant laws, regulations and technical standards.
The rail transport enterprise, when organizing the construction of an engineering project shall, according to the technical standards provided for by the State and this Municipality and in compliance with the specifications of rail transport operating function arrangement, establish safe and reliable operation and service facilities, and build a perfect system of safety monitoring and rescue security, so as to ensure the passengers’ riding safety and convenience.
Article 15
Upon the completion of rail transport engineering, the rail transport enterprise shall, organize the preliminary testing of the engineering according to the design standard, and conduct no-passenger trial running according to relevant provisions of the State.
The rail transport engineering shall, prior to trial operation, be affirmed by relevant departments and experts organized by the municipal transportation administrative department, and shall have basic operation qualification before trial operation approved by the Municipal People’s Government.
Upon completion, the rail transport engineering shall be checked for acceptance according to relevant provisions of the State. Only after passing the check and acceptance, may it be delivered for official operation.
Chapter III Operation Service
Article 16
The rail transport enterprise shall install rail transport service facilities such as ticket selling and inspection, automatic escalators, public toilets, ventilation, lighting, and waste bins, and make regular inspection and timely maintenance and renovation thereof, keeping them in good condition, and ensuring that rail transport facilities are in a state of workability in safety.
Article 17
The road administration department and rail transport enterprise shall, according to relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality, arrange operation service signs such as direction signs and safety signs near the stations, at the entrances and exits of stations and within the stations.
The road administration department and rail transport enterprise shall do well the work of daily management and maintenance of the operation service signs.
Article 18
The rail transport enterprise shall, according to the standards and requirements of the State and this Municipality, construct auxiliary barrier-free facilities and install guide and information signs at rail transport stations, and conduct daily maintenance and repair thereof.
No unit or individual shall damage or arbitrarily occupy the barrier-free facilities or change their purpose of use.
Article 19
The municipal transportation administrative department shall draw up and publicize the service norms of rail transport operation of this Municipality. The rail transport enterprise shall, according to the requirements of the service norms, provide safe and convenient passenger transport service, and ensure passengers’ legitimate rights and interests.
Article 20
The rail transport enterprise shall, according to the regular travel pattern and change of passengers along rail transport lines, and in line with the operation of trains of other related lines, draw up the operational plan reasonably, and submit it to the municipal transportation administrative department for the record.
The operational schedule of trains shall be publicized.
Article 21
The rail transport enterprise shall provide passengers with information service according to the following requirements:
1. provide such information as the arrivals and intervals of trains and safety tips via broadcasting and electronic display screens;
2. post in conspicuous places of stations the running time of the first and last trains, notes of trains’ running state and instructions on transfer;
3. provide inquiry service at the stations. When being inquired by passengers, the station staff members shall reply promptly and accurately; and
4. notify passengers promptly by multiple means of information release in need of adjustment of the running time of the first or last trains or in case of normal operation affected by abnormal situation or facilities breakdown.
Article 22
The rail transport enterprise shall take the following management measures to provide passengers with a good riding environment:
1. formulate rules for station sanitation, keeping facilities within the stations and railway carriages clean, making entrances, exits and passages unimpeded, and taking sanitary measures such as disinfection for operation sites and vehicles;
2. formulate rules for first aid assistance, preparing medical kits at stations as provided; and
3. formulate rules for patrol of emergency-cut-off devices, and trigger promptly such devices in case of emergency during rail transport operation.
Article 23
The district people’s governments and the rail transport enterprise shall strengthen administration of city appearance and environmental sanitation in their respective responsibility area.
Article 24
The staff members of the rail transport enterprise such as operators, dispatchers and persons-on-duty at stations shall receive training and pass the qualification test before getting on post with a certificate.
They shall wear uniforms and badges, attend to passengers politely, and offer service in a civilized manner.
While public health incidents occur, they shall take protective measures according to relevant provisions
Article 25
The installation of advertisements in the stations and vehicles shall be legal and normalized, and shall not affect the identification of service signs, or the safety of rail transport operation or the use of service facilities.
Commodity networks installed in the stations shall comply with the requirements of operation safety, convenience for passengers, overall planning, and adaptation to local conditions. Except for those commodity networks determined in the rail transport station design and those vending machines and news-stands set up on the platforms, no other commodity networks shall be installed at the entrances, exits or passages of stations.
The rail transport enterprise shall conduct security check of advertisements and commodity networks on a regular basis. The materials used for the advertisements and commodity networks shall be fire-retardant and comply with relevant provisions on fire protection.
The installation or maintenance of advertisements and commodity networks shall be conducted during the non-operation period of rail transport.
Article 26
The municipal transportation administrative department shall conduct evaluation of the rail transport operation and service on a regular basis via the passenger satisfaction survey or by other means. As for the problems found in the evaluation, the rail transport enterprise shall make timely improvement, and the municipal transportation administrative department shall strengthen supervision. The service evaluation results and improvement shall be made public in multiple ways.
Article 27
Fares of rail transport shall accord with those of other public transit of this Municipality. For determination and adjustment of fares, hearings shall be held in accordance with the law, opinions be solicited broadly from all sides of society, and approval obtained from the Municipal People’s Government after examination by the municipal price control administrative department.
The rail transport enterprise shall execute the fares approved by the Municipal People’s Government and make them public. The municipal price control administrative department shall supervise and inspect the execution of rail transport fares.
Article 28
When a breakdown arises in the running course of rail transport and affects operation, the rail transport enterprise shall organize forces to fix the breakdown in time and restore operation. If the operation cannot be restored in a short time, the enterprise shall organize the dispersion and transfer of passengers, and promptly report to the municipal transportation administrative department.
If normal operation of rail transport cannot be restored within 15 minutes due to a breakdown, the rail transport enterprise shall issue proof of delay, and the passenger with a valid ticket has the right to request the rail transport enterprise to refund the ticket money according to the original fare.
Article 29
The municipal transportation administrative department shall formulate the Rules of Rail Transport Passengers. Passengers entering the station and taking a ride shall observe the Rules of Rail Transport Passengers.
Article 30
Every passenger shall take a ride with a valid ticket, and, if overtaking the station, shall pay retroactively the ticket money that exceeds the paid fare.
For any passenger who takes a ride without a ticket or with an invalid ticket, the rail transport enterprise may collect retroactively the ticket money at the maximum single fare of the rail transport network, and may collect five times the ticket price in addition. The municipal transportation administrative department shall strengthen supervision over the rail transport enterprise’s additional collection of ticket price.
Passengers who enjoy preferential ride shall take a ride with their own valid certificates. No passenger shall take a ride with another person’s certificate or with a forged certificate.
Where a passenger has such act as using another person’s certificate or a forged certificate to take a ride or has other acts of fare evasion, relevant information may be included in the personal credit information system.
Article 31
Within the area of rail transport facilities, the following acts are prohibited:
1. intercepting the train;
2. entering rails or tunnels or other forbidden areas arbitrarily;
3. climbing or striding over enclosures, bars, railings, or turnstiles;
4. forcedly getting on or off the train;
5. smoking, spitting, urinating or defecating, throwing up chewing gum residue, littering paper scraps or odds and ends;
6. scribbling, scrawling, carving, or posting bills without authorization;
7 pitching stalls, parking cars, piling up odds and ends, making a living as a performer, distributing leaflets or pamphlets, or engaging in sales activity without authorization;
8. panhandling, lying on the ground, or collecting junks;
9. carrying live poultries, cats, dogs (excluding guide dogs) or other pets;
10. carrying bicycles (including foldable bicycles) to the station or on board;
11. using skate-boards or roller-skates; and
10. other acts in violation of the provisions of laws or regulations.
Article 32
No passenger shall carry to the station or on board any inflammable, explosive, poisonous, radioactive, corrosive or other dangerous articles that might endanger personal or property safety. The catalogue and pattern of dangerous substances shall be announced by the municipal administrative departments of public security and transportation, and be posted at stations by the rail transport enterprise.
The rail transport enterprise shall install security inspection facilities according to relevant standards and operational norms, and has the right to make security inspection on the articles carried by passengers, and passengers shall give cooperation. The rail transport enterprise shall refuse any passenger carrying dangerous articles found in the security check entrance to the station or a ride on board. In respect of disobedience to the dissuasion and persistence in carrying the dangerous articles to the station, the rail transport enterprise shall immediately take security measures as provided, and report to the public security department in a timely manner for disposition according to law.
The public security department shall guide, inspect and supervise rail transport security checks and handle according to law the illegal acts found in the security check.
Article 33
The public security department shall be responsible for the security and fire protection administration of rail transport so as to maintain the safe operation of rail transport.
Power, water supply, communication and related units shall guarantee the need of rail transport for power, water and communication, assisting the rail transport enterprise in ensuring the normal operation of rail transport.
Article 34
The municipal transportation administrative department and the rail transport enterprise shall institute the complaint system, accepting passengers’ complaints against acts in violation of the provisions of these Regulations concerning operation and against service quality.
The rail transport enterprise shall make a reply within 10 working days from the date of receiving complaints. A passenger, disagreeing with the reply, may appeal to the municipal transportation administrative department.
The municipal transportation administrative department shall make a reply within 10 working days from the date of receiving the passenger’s complaint or appeal.
Chapter IV Safety Management
Article 35
The rail transport enterprise is the unit responsible for rail transport operation safety, and shall, according to relevant provisions, arrange a safe production management organization, assign professional production safety management personnel, and institute and perfect management rules and operational procedures for production safety, so as to maintain safety in rail transport operation.
Article 36
The rail transport enterprise shall set up alarm, fire-fighting, escape, flood control, explosion protection, protection monitoring, emergency evacuation lighting, and rescue devices and equipment, inspect and maintain them regularly, renovate them in due time, and keep them in a good state.
Article 37
The rail transport shall have safety protection areas, whose scope is set below:
1. within 50 meters from outside the outer sideline of the underground station and tunnel;
2. within 30 meters from outside the outer sideline of the ground station and elevated station and railway line; and
3. within 10 meters from outside the outer sideline of the entrance, exit, ventilation pavilion, transformer sub-station and other buildings and structures.
Article 38
If the following operations are conducted in the rail transport safety protection area, the operational plan shall have approval of the municipal transportation administrative department and appropriate measures of protection safety shall be taken:
1. erecting or demolishing buildings or structures;
2. engaging in engineering construction operations of piling, foundation pit construction, digging, underground pushing ahead, blasting, erecting, dewatering, drilling, river dredging, or foundation stabilization; and
3. other activities of increasing or reducing load on a large area.
Operator shall first submit the above mentioned operational plan to the rail transport enterprise for technical examination, and the latter shall promptly propose its opinion of the technical examination; the municipal transportation administrative department shall, based on the opinion of the technical examination, decide whether to approve the operational plan or not, and then notify the rail transport enterprise of its decision in a timely manner.
The municipal transportation administrative department shall, jointly with the rail transport enterprise, formulate provisions on technical examination of the operational plans for safety protection areas, defining the time limit for the technical examination according to the operational area and category.
Article 39
The rail transport enterprise shall institute relevant rules and organize daily patrol within the safety protection area, and meanwhile, according to the opinion of the technical examination, conduct daily supervision over the safety in operations set out in Clause 1 of Article 38, and strengthen control and monitoring of the rail transport facilities adjacent to the operational project.
If operations conducted with approval in the rail transport safety protection area have conditions that endanger rail transport safety, or if operations are conducted in the rail transport safety protection area without approval, the rail transport enterprise shall notify the operator to stop such operations and take appropriate safety measures promptly, while reporting to the municipal transportation administrative department.
Article 40
On the inner side of a curve of rail transport line, no buildings or structures or trees that impede traffic observation shall be constructed or planted.
No litter shall be thrown onto the rail transport tracks or elevated rails or into the tunnels.
Article 41
The following acts endangering rail transport facilities are prohibited:
1. putting to use emergency or safety installations in a non-emergency state;
2. damaging such facilities as vehicles, tracks and roadbeds, and tunnels, elevated rails, stations and their auxiliary facilities;
3. interfering mechanical and electrical equipment and the communication signal system; and
4. other acts damaging rail transport facilities.
Article 42
The rail transport enterprise shall carry out daily investigation of potential safety hazards, and conduct security checks of rail transport facilities on a regular basis. Any potential safety hazard, once found, shall be eliminated immediately.
The municipal transportation administrative department shall conduct dynamic supervision and inspection over the rail transport operation safety, and may entrust a professional agency to conduct technical testing, if needed.
The municipal transportation administrative department shall establish a rail transport safety evaluation system, and regularly organize professional agencies to conduct safety evaluation of the rail transport operation.
As for the problems found in the supervision and inspection and the safety evaluation, the municipal transportation administrative department shall propose opinions for rectification, and the rail transport enterprise shall make the rectification as required.
Article 43
The municipal administrative departments of transportation, and construction, shall, jointly with the public security administrative department, according to the provisions of relevant laws and regulations and this Municipality’s overall contingency plan for emergencies, organize the drawing up of this Municipality’s contingency plan for emergencies in rail transport, and implement it upon approval of the Municipal People’s Government.
The rail transport enterprise shall, according to the contingency plan for emergencies in rail transport, prepare its own specific contingency plan, and submit it to the municipal administrative department of transportation, and construction for the record.
The municipal transportation administrative department and the rail transport enterprise shall organize operation emergency drills on a regular basis.
When a natural disaster or bad weather condition or an operation safety accident or other emergency occurs, relevant administrative departments and the rail transport enterprise shall promptly launch the contingency plan for disposition.
Article 44
Where the passenger flow rises due to festivals, holidays, or large-scale public events, the rail transport enterprise shall increase the transportation capacity and disperse passengers in a timely manner.
In case of an emergency such as a sharp increase in the rail transport passenger flow likely to endanger operation safety, the rail transport enterprise shall, according to relevant provisions, take passenger flow limiting measures, so as to ensure operation safety.
If operation safety still cannot be ensured after adoption of such measures as passenger flow limiting, the rail transport enterprise may stop the rail transport operation in some sections or in a whole line, and shall report to the municipal transportation administrative department immediately.
In the case of backlog of passenger flow caused by such measures as the passenger flow limited or operation stopped, the municipal transportation administrative department shall organize to take such countermeasures as transportation in a dispersive way.
Article 45
When a rail transport safety accident occurs, the rail transport enterprise shall immediately investigate the cause of the accident; upon investigation of the cause and elimination of the obstruction, under the condition of operation safety ensured, the normal operation shall be restored in a timely manner.
The Municipal People’s Government and its administrative departments of emergency, and transportation, shall, according to relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality, organize investigation and handling of the rail transport operation safety accident, and publicize the cause and handling result of the accident.
Article 46
If an accident of personal injury arises in the rail transport operation, the rail transport enterprise shall promptly rescue the injured, keep the scene intact properly, and maintain order. The public security department shall make timely survey and inspection of the scene, and conduct on-site handling according to law.
Chapter V Legal Liability
Article 47
Where related laws and regulations have provisions on punishing violations of these Regulations, such provisions shall prevail.
Article 48
If the rail transport enterprise has any of the following acts in violation of the provisions of these Regulations, the municipal transportation administrative department shall impose punishment according to the following provisions:
1. If the rail transport construction, in violation of the provisions set out in Article 14 of these Regulations, does not conform to the standards of rail transport operating function arrangement, failing to provide and establish safe and reliable operation and service facilities, or failing to build a perfect system of safety monitoring and rescue security, an order for correction within a time limit shall be issued and a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan imposed.
2. For violation of the provisions set out in Articles 16 or 36, failing to manage and maintain rail transport facilities, an order for correction within a time limit shall be issued; for failure to make the correction within the prescribed time limit, a fine of not less than 3,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan shall be imposed.
3. For violation of the provisions set out in Article 17, failing to install and maintain operation service signs such as rail transport direction signs and safety signs according to relevant standards of the State and provisions of this Municipality, an order for correction within a time limit shall be issued; for failure to make the correction within the prescribed time limit, a fine of not less than 3,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan shall be imposed.
4. For violation of the provisions of Articles 20 or 21, failing to publicize or announce relevant matters or failing to provide information service for passengers, an order for correction within a time limit shall be issued; for failure to make the correction within the prescribed time limit, a fine of not less than 1,000 yuan but not more than 5,000 yuan shall be imposed.
5. For violation of the provisions set out in Article 22, failing to take the management measures, an order for correction within a time limit shall be issued; for failure to make the correction within the prescribed time limit, a fine of not less than 3,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan shall be imposed.
6. A relevant staff member who gets on post without a certificate or fails to provide standardized service in violation of the provisions of Article 24 shall be ordered for correction within a time limit; for failure to make the correction within the prescribed time limit, a fine of not less than 500 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan shall be imposed.
7. For violation of the provisions of Article 25, installing commodity networks within the prohibited areas or installing and maintaining advertisements or commodity networks in nonconformity with the provisions, an order for correction within a time limit shall be issued; for failure to make the correction within the prescribed time limit, a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan and not more than 30,000 yuan shall be imposed.
Article 49
If any person, in violation of Clause 3 of Article 30 of these Regulations, uses another person’s certificate to take a ride, the rail transport enterprise shall impose a fine of not less than 50 yuan but not more than 500 yuan on the person; if any person uses a forged certificate to take a ride, the rail transport enterprise shall refer the person to the public security department to be handled according to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Public Security Administration and Imposition of Punishment.
If any person violates the provisions of Clause 1, 2, 3 or 4 of Article 31, or the provisions of Article 41 of these Regulations, the rail transport enterprise has the right to dissuasion and check and shall refer the person to the public security department to be handled according to law.
If any person violates the provisions of Item 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 of Article 31 of these Regulations, the rail transport enterprise shall issue an order for correction and give a warning or impose a fine of not less than 50 yuan but not more than 500 yuan.
Article 50
For violation of the provisions of Clause 1 of Article 38 of these Regulations, conducting operations unapproved or in nonconformity with the approved operational plan in the safety protection area, the municipal transportation administrative department shall issue an order for correction within a time limit, and impose a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan.
Article 51
For violation of the provisions of Clause 1 of Article 40 of these Regulations, erecting buildings or structures that impede traffic observation, the municipal transportation administrative department shall issue an order for correction within a time limit; for planting trees that impede traffic observation, the municipal transportation administrative department shall order to clip or transplant them within a time limit.
For violation of the provisions of Clause 2 of Article 40, throwing litter onto the rail transport track or elevated rails or into the rail transport tunnels, the municipal transportation administrative department shall give a warning and impose a fine of not more than 500 yuan.
Article 52
Any person who refuses or impedes the law-enforcement personnel of the municipal transportation administrative department and its subordinate transportation administrative department law-enforcement agency or the rail transport enterprise in their performance of duties according to law, in violation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Public Security Administration and Imposition of Punishment, shall be punished by the public security department according to law. If the wrongful act constitutes a crime, the wrongdoer shall be prosecuted for criminal liability according to law.
Article 53
Any person who violates the provisions of these Regulations causing damage to the rail transport facilities shall bear corresponding civil liability for compensation in addition to the administrative punishment given according to law.
If any building or structure is damaged due to the rail transport construction or operation, the rail transport enterprise shall make renovation according to the degree of damage, or give appropriate economic compensation.
Article 54
The staff members of the municipal transportation administrative department and its subordinate transportation administrative department law-enforcement agency and other relevant administrative departments who have any of the following acts shall be given a warning, demerit recording or serious demerit recording by their work unit or higher competent department according to law. If the case is serious, they shall be given punishment of demotion, removal from office, or dismissal:
1. failing to organize the rail transport trial operation affirmation as provided for in these Regulations;
2. granting permission for operations in the rail transport safety protection areas in violation of the law;
3. failing to perform the duty of safety supervision such as security check and safety evaluation; or
4. other acts of abusing power, neglecting the duties, or playing favoritism and committing irregularities.
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 55
The planning, construction, operation and administration of magnetic levitation railway transportation shall be conducted in reference to these Regulations.
Article 56
These Regulations shall be effective as of January, 1, 2014.