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Free time for loading/unloading of consignment handled by crane for EOL terminals

Freight Marketing Circular No.16 of 2023
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Circular numberFreight Marketing Circular No.16 of 2023
File numberNo. TC-1/2019/201/6
TypeCorrigendum
Topicfreight
DirectorateTraffic Commercial (Freight Marketing)

Summary

Free time for loading/unloading of consignment handled by crane for EOL terminals # Free time mentioned here will be applicable when consignment is handled by crane, irrespective of the free time prescribed for different types of wagons.

Text of the circular

Corrigendum No.54 - Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0
Addendum to Freight Marketing Circular No.16 of 2023

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(tat बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)
No. TC-1/2019/201/6 (3298964/3352597) New Delhi, dt.07.11.2024

General Manager
All Zonal Railways

Sub: Free time for loading/unloading of consignment handled by crane for EOL terminals
Ref: (i) Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 and its amendments
(ii) Corrigendum No.5 to Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0.

Free time for crane consignment in case of Goods Sheds/sidings (other than steel plants) which
do not work on Engine-on-load (EOL) basis are prescribed vide Board’s circular under reference (ii).

Free time in case of EOL terminals are prescribed vide Para 2.5 of Rates Master
Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0.

The matter regarding free time for crane consignment at EOL terminals has been examined and
following has been decided -

(a) Crane Consignments should be kept out of the purview of EOL scheme. The EOL policy
prescribed vide Freight Marketing Circular No.16 of 2023 may be modified by inserting sub
para 4.2.2 as given below-

“4.2.2: ‘Crane consignment’ should be kept out of the purview of EOL scheme. Free time for
handling of crane consignment will be permitted as prescribed by Board from time to time.

However, for sake of clarity, at terminals which handled crane consignment(under non-EOL
system) along with some other commodities handled under EOL system can be partly notified
under EOL and shall be dealt as per provision defined under para 4.3.2, 4.3.5 and 6.2 of
policy’.

(b) Free time for crane consignment in case of sidings/steel plants/GCTs etc., which are presently
under EOL or qualify for EOL, will be permitted as per Board’s circular under reference (ii), as
given below —

Loading Unloading

Consignment handled by | 5 hours (upto 30 wagons) 6 hours (upto 30 wagons)
crane

7 hours (more than 30 wagons) | 8 hours (more than 30 wagons)

(c) Zonal Railways should conduct time & motion study to ascertain time taken in loading and
unloading of consignment by crane and furnish their report/suggestion within three months, for
review.

Corrigendum No.54 of Rates Master Circular/Dem urrage- Waiver/2016/0
Addendum to $A edencturn to Freight Marketing Circular No.16 of 2023 Marketing Circular No. 16 of 2023

These guidelines will be effective from 11.11.2024.

All other extant guidelines, including free time for seven old steel plants and free time for steel
plants other than seven old, as per para 2.3 and 2.4 of Board’s circular under reference (i) will continue
to be applicable unchanged.

Extant guidelines regarding permissible free time for loading/unloading of wagons at different
types of sigh have been fafulated in the Annexure. -

This issue in co
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उप निदेशक (माल भाड़ा विपणन)

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रेलवे बोर्ड

रेलवे बोर्ड
No. TC-1/2019/201/6(3298964/3352597) New Delhi, dt.07.11.2024
Copy to:
¢ Pr. Financial Adviser, All Zonal Railways
¢ Dy.C&AG(Rlys), Room No.222, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi 5, ave

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Annexure to Corrigendum No.54 of Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 
 
PERMISSIBLE FREE TIME FOR LOADING/UNLOADIN

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