Section 31 in The Delhi Metro Airport Express Line, General Rules, 2010
31. Duties of a Train operator.
(1)The train operator shall pay immediate attention and obey every signal and shall always be vigilant and cautious and keep a sharp look out.(2)When a train operator is working under Run on Sight method, he shall not pass a fixed signal that refers to his train, unless after bringing his train to a stop, he is either given a written authority by the Station Controller to proceed past such signal or is authorised by the Operations Control Centre or the Traffic Controller on train radio in accordance with special instructions.(3)The train operator shall not operate the train at higher than the maximum authorised speed.(4)The train operator shall be alert for changing rail conditions and shall exercise extra care when operating in areas which may be affected by grease, oil, water or other substance, which could cause running rails to become slippery and shall adjust their speeds accordingly.(5)When closing the train doors, the train operator shall observe the platform end, as far as practicable, and prevent the closing doors from striking boarding passengers.(6)If the doors are obstructed or the doors closed indication is not received, the train operator shall reopen the doors and close them again.(7)In trains operating under Automatic Mode, the train operator shall start the train after closing the doors, and all further progress to the next station and the opening of doors there takes place automatically, unless manual opening of doors is selected.(8)In trains operating under Coded Manual mode, the train operator shall drive the train, observing and obeying cab signals, to the next station and shall stop the train at the appropriate stopping mark, doors of the train shall not be opened until the train has come to a complete stop and the platform screen doors can be opened manually from the local panel provided near the cab on the platform.(9)In trains operating in Restricted Manual mode or one of the Cut out mode, the train operator shall drive the train under Run on sight method and shall stop the train at appropriate stopping location, doors of the train shall not be opened until the train has come to a complete stop and the platform screen doors may be opened manually from the local panel provided near the cab on the platform.(10)If a train stops short of its proper stopping place, even in Automatic Mode, the train operator shall manually drive the train to its proper stopping place before opening the doors.(11)If a train stops beyond its normal stopping place but with the doors still on the platform, the train operator shall contact the Traffic Controller to take his permission for reversing so as to align the train at proper stopping place.(12)If the train stops beyond the end of the platform, the train operator shall seek instruction from the Traffic Controller and if the traffic Controller can prevent the following train from approaching the platform by using the signaling controls, he may do so and then authorise the train at the platform to reverse until all doors are at the platform and train is correctly positioned at stopping place, otherwise, an announcement shall be made to the passengers and the train may proceed to the next station without opening the doors, and if the train is the last train of the day, the train may be reversed on instruction of the traffic controller and stopped at the normal stopping place.(13)If a passenger emergency alarm is operated in the train, the train operator shall try to establish voice communication with the location by intercom or public address, and he shall try to establish the reason for the operation of alarm but, unless there is a clear and immediate danger to the train and its passengers, he shall continue to the next station before taking any action.(14)In case of low visibility rendering the sighting of signals difficult, the train operator while driving in the Coded Manual Mode or Cut out mode or Restricted Manual Mode shall not proceed unless authorised specifically by the Traffic Controller, in which case he shall proceed very cautiously and be prepared to stop short of any obstruction and when the visibility is restored to normal, he shall advise the Traffic Controller and proceed as per instructions given by him.
