Container Rail Terminal (CRT)

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Total Permissible Free time at CRTs for loading and/or stuffing the containers, and/or unloading and/or de-stuffing the containers on a container train will be 9 hours,

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# Container Rail Terminal (CRT)
Container Service

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# What is a Container Service ?

Container Service is a Multi modal transport system for carriage of cargoes in containers by more than one mode of transport.

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# Advantages of container Service:

 For efficient multi modal transport.
Quicker and safe transit.
Door to door service.
Easy packaging and Reduce cost in packaging, insurance and documentation.
Easy tracking.
Easy handling by gantries.

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# Working of CRTs in Railways
Zonal Railways notifies one or more Container Rail Terminals (CRTs) at a railway owned terminal.GM
Use of ground at a CRT will be permitted to only one Private Container Operator at a time.
CRTs will provide facilities for handling container trains by all PCOs. However, the handling of railway rakes will get priority over container rakes.
No CRT will provide container or cargo storage facilities.

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# Working of CRTs in Railways
No staff should be deployed on exclusive basis for any CRT. All CRTs will function round the clock.24X7
Custody, security and responsibility for the containers and cargo on ground awaiting removal, stuffing, de-stuffing, unloading or loading will be with the PCO.
PCO should pay terminal access charge(TAC) to the railway for using CRT

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# Working of CRTs in Railways
Total Permissible Free time at CRTs for loading and/or stuffing the containers, and/or unloading and/or de-stuffing the containers on a container train will be 9 hours,
Detention Charge will be levied for occupation of CRTs beyond the permissible free time.
Rate of Detention Charge would be Rs 150/- per wagon per hour.

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