AS 7644 Rail Corridor Access

The closing date for comments – Friday 5 September 2025

The AS 7644 Rail Corridor Access draft is now open for Public Consultation.

How this product helps the rail industry 

AS 7644 Rail Corridor Access encourages rail organisations to adopt a whole-of-life approach to the management of rail corridor access. This approach includes requirements in relation to design, supply, construction, and maintenance of access controls for a range of operational railways in Australia.

Adoption and implementation of the requirements of this Standard will help achieve a greater level of safety in the rail corridor for both rail safety workers and members of the public. 

About

This product underwent a review which focussed on access to the rail corridor through a variety of means including viaducts and major motorways and consideration of technologies to prevent trespass events.

Interface with neighbouring operations or works was also factored along with above and below ground services and easements.

How to contribute

AS 7644 Rail Corridor Access will be available for public consultation for 60 days. All interested parties are encouraged to provide comments during this time.

It is available to download here.

To make comments on the draft, please use the commenting tools in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader to comment in-line with the text. If needed you can find instructions here.

NOTE: There is a recognised fault with some versions of Adobe Acrobat where a message displays ‘This is restricted file – The owner of this file has locked it from receiving comments or other changes.’ This message is incorrect and does not prevent you from adding comments to the PDF and saving the file prior to emailing to RISSB.

Please return your PDF with comments to jmatheson@rissb.com.au by Friday 5 September 2025.

As the rail industry’s accredited Standards Development Organisation (SDO), RISSB continues to collaborate with government, rail operators and industry leaders to improve the efficiency and harmonisation of the Australia and New Zealand’s rail network, ensuring national interoperability, safety and sustainability into the future.