17 acts prohibited in railway activities in Vietnam

- Damage railway works and railway vehicles.

- Illegally occupy the railway safety corridor and the safety perimeter of the railway work

- Build an illegal crossing; illegally build flyovers, underpasses, culverts or other works built within the land area for rail transport; illegally drill or bore within the safety perimeter of the railway work.

- Falsify works and railway signaling; hide or falsify railway signals.

- Obstruct the train operation; arbitrarily use signals or equipment to stop the train, unless a threat to railway safety is found.

- Trespass the fence, the barrier of the level crossing when the block signal is given; trespass the fences that separate the railway from the surrounding.

- Discharge untreated sewage onto the railway; place obstacles and dump hazardous substances or waste on the railway; illegally place flammable or explosive substances within the safety perimeter of the railway work and the railway safety corridor.

- Herd animals and trade goods on railways and within the safety perimeter of the railway work and the railway safety corridor.

- Walk, stand, lie, sit or perform other acts on the roof of the coach, locomotive, steps; hang, stand, sit on the sides of the coach, locomotive, or connector; open the train doors, poke the head, arm, leg, or other stuff out the coach when the train is running, except for the railway workers and law enforcement officers on duty.

- Walk, stand, lie, sit or perform other acts on the railway line, except for the railway workers and law enforcement officers on duty.

- Throw earth, stones, or other objects at or from the train.

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In comparison with previous regulations, this new Law annulled a number of acts and supplements acts prohibited such as illegally drill or bore within the safety perimeter of the railway work; discharge untreated sewage onto the railway; assemble coaches that contain animals, stinky goods; etc.

The Law on Railway Transport 2017 of Vietnam takes effect from July 01, 2018, replacing the Law on Railway Transport 2005.

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