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Guidelines regarding Demurrage and Stabling 1. Demurrage charge 1.0 2. Free time for loading and unloading of wagons 2.0 3. Free time for loading/unloading…

· 2016-05-19
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Date2016-05-19
TypeRates Master Circular
Topicfreight
DirectorateTraffic Commercial (Rates)
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Guidelines regarding Demurrage and Stabling 1. Demurrage charge 1.0 2. Free time for loading and unloading of wagons 2.0 3. Free time for loading/unloading of wagons at railway terminals and private/assisted sidings which do not work on ‘Engine-on-load(EOL)’ basis 2.2 4. Additional free time in the case of private/assisted sidings 2.2.1 5 In case free time for loading/unloading of a rake and free time for removal…

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Compendium_ Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver 
 
 
Page 1 of 25 
 
 
 
COMPENDIUM 
  
Guidelines regarding  
Demurrage, Stabling, Wharfage, 
Stacking, Waiver and Write off 
 
As prescribed vide  
Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 
Dated 19.05.2016  
and  
subsequent Board’s Circulars/letters.  
 
Note: Reference to subsequent Board’s Circulars/letters have been indicated.

Compendium_ Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver 
 
 
Page 2 of 25 
 
 
 
 
S.No. 
Index 
 
CHAPTER-I 
 
Para No. 
Sub: Guidelines regarding Demurrage and Stabling 
1.  Demurrage charge  
1.0 
2.  Free time for loading and unloading of wagons 
2.0 
3.  Free time for loading/unloading of wagons at railway terminals and 
private/assisted sidings which do not work on ‘Engine-on-load(EOL)’ 
basis 
2.2 
4.  Additional free time in the case of private/assisted sidings 
2.2.1 
5.  
Reckoning of free time in case of railway terminals viz.goods 
shed/railway siding/public siding and such private/assisted sidings where 
placement/release of rake is done through railway’s locomotive  
2.2.2 
6.  
Reckoning of free time in case of private/assisted siding where 
placement/release of rake is done through siding owner’s locomotive  
2.2.3 & 
2.2.4 
7.  
Free time for loading/unloading of wagons and allowances applicable in 
the case of seven old steel plants  
2.3 
8.  
Free time for loading/unloading of wagons and allowances in case of steel 
plants other than seven old steel plants   
2.4 
9.  
Free time for loading/unloading of various types of block rakes in the case 
of freight terminals/sidings/steel plants/goods sheds worked on ‘Engine-
on-load(EOL)’ basis 
2.5 
10.  
Rates of Demurrage charge 
3.0 
11.  
Penal Demurrage Charge 
3.4 
12.  
Uniform working hours and business hours for railway goods 
sheds/sidings - Incentive for extended working hours and immediate 
removal of goods    
4.0 
13.  
Levy of demurrage charge in case of multiparty/multi-consignor or multi-
consignee rakes 
5.0 
14.  
Guidelines for levy of stabling charge and demurrage charge on privately 
owned wagons 
6.0 
15.  
Guidelines for levy of demurrage charge on wagons procured under “own 
your wagon scheme (category-a & b)” or jointly owned wagons 
7.0 
16.  Miscellaneous 
8.0 
 
 
 
 
S.No. 
CHAPTER-II 
 
Para No. 
Sub: Rules regarding Wharfage and Stacking 
1.  
Wharfage charge 
1.0 
2.  
Classification of railway premises 
2.0 
3.  
Permissible free time for removal of goods from railway premises 
3.0 
4.  
Rates of Wharfage charge  
4.0 
5.  
Wharfage rules in case of livestock booked under goods tariff 
5.0 
6.  
Levy of Higher Wharfage Charges 
6.0 
7.  Guidelines for advance stacking at railway premises 
7.0

Compendium_ Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver 
 
 
Page 3 of 25 
 
 
S.No. 
CHAPTER-III 
 
Para No. 
Sub: Rules regarding waiver and write off 
1.  Power of officers to waive Demurrage or Wharfage charge 
1.0 
2.  Waiver  
2.0 
3.  Appeal against orders of waiver 
3.0 
4.  Refund  
5.0 
5.  Waiver of Stacking Charge 
7.0 
6.  Waiver of Stabling Charge 
8.0 
7.  Write off of Demurrage/Wharfage  
9.0 
8.  Write off of Stacking Charge 
10.0 
9. 
Recovery of Railway Dues 
11.0

Compendium_ Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver 
 
 
Page 4 of 25 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CHAPTER-I 
 
 
Sub: Rules regarding Demurrage and Stabling 
 
 
1.0 
DEMURRAGE CHARGE  
 
Demurrage Charge is levied for the detention of railway’s rolling stock after the expiry of 
free time, if any, allowed for such detention. 
 
2.0  
FREE TIME FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING OF WAGONS  
 
2.1 
Free time for loading and unloading for different types of wagons (either BG or MG) and 
allowances (if any) at railway terminals (like goods sheds, railway sidings, public 
sidings) and private/assisted sidings which do not work on Engine-on-load(EOL) basis; 
seven old steel plants; other steel plants which do not work on Engine-on-load(EOL) 
basis and freight terminals/sidings/steel plants/goods sheds which work on EOL basis are 
given in Paras 2.2, 2.3, 2.

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