Saudi Arabia is to impose penalties up to a maximum of SAR 10 million on those who violate the provisions of the country’s Railway Law and its executive regulations.
In the event of repeated violations, a maximum fine of SAR20 million will be slapped on the violator.
The Committee for Reviewing Violations of the Railways Law and its Executive Regulations will determine the penalty, including the value of the fine, on the basis of the type of violation and its severity in each case separately.
Details of the violations are spelt out in the rules of the functioning of the committee.
The regulations stipulate that the violation of the rules regulating the use of railways in stations and facilities is a punishable offence.
The violations include the use of railways or part thereof for purposes other than those for which they are designated and parking of vehicles and equipment in those areas.
Leaving animals within the railway premises not designed for the purpose, crossing railways or their bridges or letting animals cross or traverse them from places other than those designated for the purpose; and crossing the railways’ protective fences or trespassing also figure in the list of violations.
Violations also include constructing any temporary or permanent structures or carrying out any work that may obstruct the view of the railway track or its signals, as also disrupting or affecting the ability to see the railway tracks or the movement of trains, locomotives and coaches on them.
Among the other violations include sabotaging, disrupting, damaging or stealing the infrastructure or any of the railway facilities or equipment; endangering the safety of the railway or any of its facilities or causing this as a result of negligence or failure.
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