The Railways Act

1. Development of railway land falls into two categories namely- (a) Railway Operational Lands which consist of main line right of way reserve land, level crossings diamond visibility, station yard reserves, marshalling yards, workshops, railway sidings reserves, signal and telecommunication infrastructure, maintenance gang camps, rest houses for line inspectors, running rooms, on call operational staff accommodation, track maintenance depots, land premises accommodating rail-intermodal exchange terminals, security buildings, health and first aid centres for railway users, holdings grounds for rescue and relief facilities, railway quarry lands, borrow pits for rail infrastructure, water for railway use (land accommodating water infrastructure), stream and river crossing reserves (60m from bank edge either side and 200m from structure centre both downstream and upstream); and (b) Non-operational Land include commercial and recreational lands.

2. In this Schedule unless the context otherwise requires- “level crossings diamond visibility” means a distance of 100m in each of the four directions along diagonals on intersection of road and railway at the same level for safety reasons; 532 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE RAILWAYS ACT [CAP. 170 R.E. 2023] “mainline right of way reserve land” means a corridor or strip which extends 30m either side from track centre on mainline, with exception in developed township sidings as shall be determined by the Corporation and communicated to respective local land authority; “marshalling yards” means an area of land accommodating railway loops and accompanied operational facilities for formation of trains, operational and maintenance facilities and parking grounds; “other operational facilities” means a land premises accommodating rail-intermodal exchange terminals, running rooms, safety and security buildings, health and first aid centres for railway users, holdings grounds for rescue and relief equipments and materials, railway quarry land, borrow pits for railway, water for railway use (land accommodating water infrastructure) streams and river crossings reserves (60m from bank edge either side and 200m from structure centre both downstream and upstream), land to accommodate on call railway staff, gang camps, rest houses, on call accommodation of operational staff, storage sites rail infrastructure materials, warehouses, open land, hardstands, station buildings (housing); “railway sidings reserve” means a strip of 30m width from track centre land where railway line infrastructure both, private and public taking off from existing yards or mainline to save isolated premises, with exception to be determined technically by the Corporation; “signalling infrastructure” means a mechanical or electrical device erected beside the railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead; “station yard reserves (SYR)” means the land within current boundary as per respective site plan drawings; “structure crossings streams” means an area of land along crossing streams with length of 200m downstream and upstream or existing width 60m either side from natural or existing river bank whichever is bigger; “telecommunication infrastructure” means a system used to exchange information by way of electronic and electrical over a significant distance; and “workshop land” means a land accommodating buildings and facilities for repair, maintenance and rehabilitation of locomotives, wagons, coaches and all other railway operational equipment and machineries. 533 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE RAILWAYS ACT [CAP. 170 R.E. 2023] THIRD SCHEDULE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF SPECIFIED ARTICLES (Made under section 41) The Corporation shall not be liable on the loss of the following goods or articles- (a) gold, silver and other precious metals, coined or uncoined, manufactured or unmanufactured, and any coins whether made of gold, silver or any other metal; (b) precious or semi-precious stones, jewellery and trinkets; (c) watches, clocks and time pieces of any description; (d) Government securities; (e) stamps; (f) bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank notes, currency notes and orders or other securities for payment of money; (g) maps, plant, writings and title-deeds; (h) painting, engravings, lithographs, pictures, photographs, carvings, statuary, sculptures, antique furniture and other works of art; (i) art pottery, glass and marble; (j) cameras and cinematograph apparatus (including films); (k) lace, furs and feathers; (l) opium and narcotic preparations; (m) musk, sandalwood oil and other essential oils used in the preparation of perfumes; (n) pyrethrum extract; (o) musical and scientific instruments, wireless and television sets, radiograms, record players, tape recorders and all electronic instruments and equipment; (p) ivory in any form; and (q) any article the value of which exceeds twenty million shillings. 534 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.