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Freight Marketing Circular No. 7 of 2014 · 2014-04-30
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Circular numberFreight Marketing Circular No. 7 of 2014
File numberNo. 2017/TC(FM)/4/12
Date2014-04-30
TypeRates Master Circular
Topicfreight
DirectorateTraffic Commercial (Freight Marketing)
Official PDFindianrailways.gov.in

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AUTOMOBILE FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (AFTO) SCHEME option of the AFTO, the Vendor shall pay the AFTO, the value thereof at the

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FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR/AFTO/2021/0

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
( रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD )

No. 2017/TC(FM)/4/12 New Delhi, Date: 26.10.2021

General Managers,
All Indian Railways.

SUB: AUTOMOBILE FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (AFTO) SCHEME.
Ref: (i) FM Circular No. 13/2018 dated 19.04.2018.

(ii) FM Circular No. 17/2018 dated 28.05.2018.

(iii) FM Circular No. 26/2020 dated 7.12.2020.

Policy on “AUTOMOBILE FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (AFTO) SCHEME”
issued vide Freight Marketing Circular No. 13 of 2018 dated 19.04.2018 has gone
through a number of amendments in the recent past. Besides, there are certain clauses
in the policy in which clarifications have been issued, or which need to be re-
worded/re-framed in order to bring in more clarity in the AFTO policy.

Accordingly all the amendments and clarifications have consolidated under the
updated AFTO scheme which is enclosed herewith.

The updated AFTO Scheme shall be in supersession of all previous instructions
along with amendments on AFTO policy. Zonal railways are requested to incorporate
necessary changes in the Automobile Freight Train Operator Agreement (Freight
Marketing Circular No. 7 of 2014 dated 30.04.2014).

It may be noted that Freight Rate table and Minimum Composition - for charging
of rakes of BCACBM wagon as well as Terminal Access Charge for the rake run under
AFTO scheme shall continue as per Freight Marketing Circular No. 11 of 2013 dated
21.05.2013 and its amendment from time to time.

The above changes will be applicable with immediate effect.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

The receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.

git
(. fnsioo o Pandey)
Director Freight Marketing

No. 2017/TC(FM)/4/12 New Delhi, Date: 26 .10.2021
Copy to:
1. Principal Financial Advisors, All Indian Railways.
2. The Dy C & AG of India (Railways), Room No. 224, Rail Bhawan with 36 spares.

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For Member (Finan / Ravtway Board

DA: As above.

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FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR/AFTO/ 2021/0

No. 2017/TC(FM)/4/12 New Delhi, Date: 26.10.2021

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:

Principal Chief Operations Managers, All Indian Railways

Principal Chief Commercial Managers, All Indian Railways

Principal Chief Mechanical Engineers, All Indian Railways

Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation, Belapur Bhavan, Plot No. 6,

Sector-11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai — 400014.

The Managing Director, CAO/FOIS, GM/FOIS - Centre for Railway Information

System (CRIS), Chankyapuri, Near National Rail Museum, New Delhi-21.

Director General, RDSO, Manak Nagar, Lucknow.

Director General, National Academy for Indian Railway, Lalbaug, Vadodra-

390004.

8. Director, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM), Manak
Nagar, Lucknow.

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8० Pandey)
Director ght Marketing

No. 2017/TC(FM)/4/12 New Delhi, Date: 26.10.2021
Copy for information to:

Chairman & CEO, Member(Finance), M/O&BD, ME, M(RS), M(Tr.), Railway Board

AM/ (Traffic). AM/(Commercial), AM (Mechanical), AM(Rev.), Adv.(Vig.), EDTC(R),
EDV(T), ED(FC), EDME(Frt) in Railway Board for information please.

aig AW
(Anshog/Pandey)
Director Freight Marketing

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DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 1
DISPUTE RESOLUTION 11-12
REVIEW OF THE POLICY

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FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR/AFTO/2021/0

AUTOMOBILE FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (AFTO) SCHEME

GENERAL

At present Indian Railways (IR)’s modal share in transportation of automobile
traffic is very meager. Apart from increasing IR’s modal share in transportation of
automobile traffic, this policy provides an opportunity to logistics service
providers and road transp

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