Railway Interswitching Regulations

7 (1) For the purposes of this section, the distance defining the outer limit of interswitching zone 1, 2 or 3 shall be measured along the line of track of the terminal carrier.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the following interswitching distance zones are established:

• (a) interswitching distance zone 1, being a zone that includes sidings located wholly or partly within 6.4 km of an interchange;

• (b) interswitching distance zone 2, being a zone that includes sidings located

  • (i) wholly or partly within 10 km of an interchange, and

  • (ii) wholly outside interswitching distance zone 1;

• (c) interswitching distance zone 3, being a zone that includes sidings located

  • (i) wholly or partly within 20 km of an interchange, and

  • (ii) wholly outside interswitching distance zones l and 2; and

• (d) interswitching distance zone 4, being a zone that includes sidings located

  • (i) wholly or partly within a radius of 30 km of an interchange, and

  • (ii) wholly outside interswitching distance zones 1, 2 and 3.