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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
freight structure, on most of the routes the road freight
MOVING TOWARDS AGGREGATION: FREIGHT FORWARDER SCHEME OF RAILWAYS 1 Moving Towards Aggregation: Freight Forwarder Scheme of Railways POLICY BRIEF © The Energy and Resources Institute 2022 The material in this publication is copyrighted. Content from this discussion paper may be used for non-commercial purposes, provided it is attributed to the source. Enquiries concerning reproduction should be sent to the address: The Energy and Resources Institute, Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003, India Author Ms Palak Passi, Research Associate, TERI Principal Investigator Mr Sharif Qamar, Fellow and Area Convener, TERI Reviewers Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, TERI Mr Deepak Nath, Former Chief Operation Manager, Indian Railways Mr Mukesh Nigam, Former Additional Member, Commercial (Railway Board) PUBLISHED BY The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) FOR MORE INFORMATION Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI, Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003, India Tel.: +91 11 2468 2100 or 2468 2111 | Fax: +91 11 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 Email: pmc@teri.res.in | Web: www.teriin.org TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Background .................................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Genesis of Aggregated Traffic in Indian Railways............................................................................................ 6 3.1 Freight Forwarder Scheme ..................................................................................................................... 7 4. Freight Forwarder Scheme in Indian Railways................................................................................................ 8 5. Current Scenario of Freight Forwarder Scheme on Indian Railways................................................................. 12 6. Case Study | Kishanganj, New Delhi................................................................................................................ 16 6.1 Current Scenario at Kishanganj............................................................................................................... 16 6.2 Issues identified...................................................................................................................................... 22 6.3 Key requirements of the freight forwarder at Kishanganj........................................................................ 22 7. Issues and Challenges..................................................................................................................................... 22 7.1 Comparison of Overall Cost of Freight Movement by Rail and Road......................................................... 24 8. Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................... 27 8.1 Guaranteed delivery of service................................................................................................................ 27 8.2 Terminal Facilities ................................................................................................................................... 27 8.3 Access Facilities....................................................................................................................................... 28 8.4 Facilities for handling.............................................................................................................................. 28 8.5 Standardization of warehousing facility.................................................................................................. 28 8.6 Mechanization in warehouses.....................................
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