Railway Law

A person who commits any of the following acts shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this Law: 1. Violating the rules governing the use of railways in stations and facilities. 2. Using railways or part thereof for other than their intended purposes. 3. Trespassing railway protection zones by individuals, vehicles, machinery, or cars, or leaving animals within such zones. 4. Crossing railways or railway bridges, or allowing animals to cross or pass through the same, in other than the places designated therefor. 5. Crossing over or cutting a railway fence. 6. Constructing any temporary or permanent installations or carrying out any activities that may obscure the visibility of railway routes or signals. 7. Obstructing or affecting, in any manner, the visibility of railways or the movement of trains, locomotives, and railway cars thereon. 8. Installing an object or equipment that would affect the performance of railways or railway assets or impede their proper functioning. 9. Taking possession of the railway protection zone or part thereof with the intention of ownership, usufruct, use, or easement, in any manner. 10. Carrying out any activity that may cause landslides, collapses, or soil fragmentation, or pose a risk to railway installations or infrastructure. 11. Cutting, damaging, using, or utilizing railway cables and other lines, whether above or under the ground. 12. Sabotaging, disrupting, damaging, or stealing railway infrastructure, facilities, or equipment. 13. Exposing the safety of railways or railway facilities to risk or causing risk by omission or negligence. 14. Causing, by omission or negligence, the collision or derailment of trains, locomotives, or railway cars. 15. Providing railway services without a license. 16. Violating a requirement or decision issued by the Authority or any of the terms of the license. 17. Providing the Authority with false, misleading, or incorrect information. 18. Violating safety requirements and conditions. 19. Failure, omission, or negligence of a licensee to report any accident, incident, or security breach. 20. Failure to provide the information and documents requested by the Authority in accordance with its jurisdiction. 21. Obstructing the work of any person in charge of technical investigation or inspection from among the Authority’s employees or others assigned by the Authority, or preventing said person from entering railway operation facilities or from accessing the systems or programs necessary for such operation to perform his duties. 22. Undermining competition in relation to the operation of railway assets or the provision of railway services. 23. Violating any of the provisions of this Law or the Regulations. 24. Discontinuing a licensed activity without obtaining the prior written approval of the Authority. Railway Law