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SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (SFTO) SCHEME

No. 2014/TC(FM)/4/23 · 2013-06-24
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Circular numberNo. 2014/TC(FM)/4/23
Date2013-06-24
TypeRates Master Circular
Topicfreight
DirectorateTraffic Commercial (Freight Marketing)
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Summary

SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (SFTO) SCHEME 11.11 The liability of the commodity carried in the wagons shall be that of the SFTO

Text of the circular

FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR / SFTO /2014/0

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

No. 2014/TC(FM)/4/23 New Delhi, Dated. .11.2014
2212 201A

General Managers,
All Indian Railways.

Sub: SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (SFTO) SCHEME.

Policy on “SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (SFTO) SCHEME” was issued vide
Freight Marketing Circular No. 15 of 2013 under Railway Board’s letter No. 2012/TC(FM)/4/10 dated
24.06.2013. Since then, one amendment has been issued vide Freight Marketing Circular No. 16 of
2014 under Railway Board’s letter No. 2012/TC(FM)/4/10 dated 24.09.2014. With a view to bring the
policy instructions under one umbrella, it has been decided to issue a Master Circular combining all the

instructions issued so far.
This circular will be in supersession of all previous instructions / circulars on the above subject.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

The receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.

DA: As above. (Rita Raj)
Director Freight Marketing

No. 2014/TC(FM)/4/23 New Delhi, Dated. .11.2014
22.49. 20124
Copy to:
1, FA&CAO, All Indian Railways. Cos
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FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR / SFTO /2014/0

No. 2014/TC(FM)/4/23 New Delhi, Dated. .11.2014
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to: 22.12. 2014
1. Chief Operations Managers, All Indian Railways

2. Chief Commercial Managers, All Indian Railways

3. Chief Mechanical Engineers, All Indian Railways
4. Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation, Belapur Bhavan, Plot No. 6, Sector-11, CBD
Belapur, Navi Mumbai — 400014.
5. Director General, RDSO, Manak Nagar, Lucknow.
6. Director General, Railway Staff College, Vadodara.
7. Director, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM), Manak Nagar, Lucknow.
8. Managing Director, DFCCIL, Pragiti Maidan, New Delhi.
=P Re.
( Rita Raj )
Director Freight Marketing
No. 2014/TC(FM)/4/23 New Delhi, Dated. .11.2014

22.12. I014

Copy for information to:

1. CRB, FC, MT, ME, MM, MS, ML and Secretary Railway Board, New Delhi.

2. AM(T), AM(C), EDTC.(Rates), Adv.(F), Adv.(inf.), Adv.(Vig.), Adv.TT(M), EDTT(S),
EDTT(F), ED(PLG.), EDT(PPP), EDF(C), EDV(T), DTT(Cord.), OSD(CRB), OSD(MT) and
DTC(R)/Railway Board.

(Rita Raj)
Director Freight Marketing

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FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR / SFTO /2014/0

SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (SFTO) SCHEME

INDEX
PARA NO. CONTENT PAGE NO.
|
fo | GENERAL 4
2 | DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS 4-5 |
3 ELIGIBILITY 5-6
4 COMMODITY 6-7
5 REGISTRATION FEE AND VALIDITY 7
fog PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION 7-8
7 WAGONS gto |
| og | MAINTENANCE OF WAGONS wy |
og TERMINALS 10
| ow | FREIGHT PAYABLE AND REBATE | Loon
11 OPERATION OF TRAINS 11-13
12 AGREEMENT BETWEEN RAILWAY AND SFTO 13
13 ee NODAL OFFICER 13
14... | LIEN 13
15 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 13-14 ee
| og | DISPUTE RESOLUTION 14
17 REVIEW OF THE POLICY Loo |

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FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR / SFTO /2014/0

SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (SFTO) SCHEME

GENERAL

The objective of the policy is to increase Railways share in transportation of non
conventional traffic in high capacity and special purpose wagons thereby
increasing commodity base of Rail traffic. Induction of better design of wagons to
increase through put per train will also be facilitated.

This policy provides an opportunity to logistics service providers or manufacturers
to invest in wagons and use advantages of rail transport to tie up with the end users
and market the train services owned by them for rail transportation of selected
commodity to create a win-win situation for railways and themselves. The terms
and conditions of the policy are indicated as under:

DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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