The 30-metre distance is calculated from the official railway land boundary fence, not the center of the active physical track.Indian Railways holds statutory right-of-way and statutory powers under The Railways Act, 1989 (and the Railways Amendment Act for land acquisition). Alignment plans for quadrupling projects override local municipal plans.
You can file an application under RTI act requesting the sanctioned Alignment Plan for the Quadrupling Project, the demarcation map of Railway Land boundaries adjoining your survey number, and the exact buffer/NOC setback applied to this section.
Under Section 147 and Section 148 of the Railways Act, 1989, Railways have summary powers to remove unauthorized structures encroaching on or endangering railway safety zones without standard civil court intervention, hence avoid constructing permanent structures within the 30-metre zone until an official NOC or boundary confirmation is issued.
If siding/mainline developments choke access roads to the land, assert easement rights under Section 7 of the Indian Easements Act, 1882, or demand access corridors in municipal land-use challenges.
