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Preferential Traffic Order GO No.98

No.2020/TT-III/1/1 · 2024-03-26
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Circular numberNo.2020/TT-III/1/1
Date2024-03-26
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight

Summary

Preferential Traffic Order GO No.98 5.2 Block rake traffic will have preference over other traffic within the same class

Text of the circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2020/TT-III/1/1 New Delhi, dated: 26.03.2024

The General Managers (Operating)

Central Railway, Mumbai Southern Railway, Chennai

Eastern Railway, Kolkata South Central Railway, Secunderabad
East Central Railway Hajipur South Eastern Railway, Kolkata

East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar South East Central Railway, Bilaspur
Northern Railway, New Delhi South Western Railway, Hubli

North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur Western Railway, Mumbai
Northeast Frontier Railway, Guwahati West Central Railway, Jabalpur
North Central Railway, Allahabad

North Western Railway, Jaipur

Director Rail Movement, Eastern Railway House,
17- N.S. Marg, Fairly Place, Kolkata.

Mil Rail, Room No.542, D-1 Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi

Sub: Preferential Traffic Order GO No.98

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Preferential Traffic Order GO No.97, now read as Preferential Traffic Order
GO No.98 will come into force for one year with effect from 1st April, 2024 unless

cancelled earlier. A copy of the same is enclosed herewith for information and

necessary action. ed

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(Satyam Prakash}

DA: As above Executive Director Traffic Trans.(S}
Railway Board

Copy forwarded for information to:

1. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhawan,
New Delhi.

2. The Managing Director, Food Corporation of India, 16-20 Barakhamba Lane,
New Delhi.

3. The Managing Director, CRIS

4. The CAO(FOIS)

Copy to: AM(T), AM(C), PED/TT(M), EDTC(R), ED(FM), EDTT(S), EDTT(F), ED(Coal},
DTT(POL), DTC(R), Railway Board

PREFERENTIAL TRAFFIC ORDER
GENERAL ORDER NO.98

(FOR ALLOTMENT OF WAGONS)
(IN FORCE FROM 15 April 2024 )

WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Central Government, it is necessary in
public interest so to do;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 71 of the
Railways Act, 1989, the Central Government hereby directs that all Railway
Administrations shall give special facilities for or preference to the transport of

goods/class of goods at a station/siding as per priority/ preference mentioned in the
order.

4... PRIORITY ‘a’

1.1 Military Traffic, when sponsored by MILRAIL and approved by Railway Board.

2. PRIORITY ‘B’

2A Goods for emergency relief work for victims of natural calamities, like floods,
drought, earth quake etc. when sponsored by an officer not below the rank of
Deputy Secretary of Central/State Government or a non-official organization
nominated by the Central/State Government and accepted by the originating
Zonal Railway or Railway Board.

22 All food grains except quota traffic notified by Railway Board.

23 Levy sugar for public distribution system or other welfare schemes sponsored
by Food Corporation of India/State Government or their agencies approved by
Railway Board. Proposals for sponsorship of any other commodity by a
Central Government Agency will require specific approval of Railway Board.

3.0 PRIORITY ‘C’

3.1(a) Coal traffic when sponsored and accepted by authorities as under:

Director, Rai
Movement, Kolkata for ER,
ECR, SER, SECR and ECoR.
(

a captive coal block)J2. Private coal companies miningjFor other Railways,

Washery siding, Steellcaptive blocks, Washery operators andiICOM/CFTM of respective

siding, sidingjPlants. Coke Oven Plants, CP & RP coke

serving a Port. plants. For Imported coal, for al

Zonal Railways, PCOM/CFTM
3. For imported coal, consignors orof respective Zones.
their representatives or coal importers.

rail-cum-sea-cum-rail route: consumers
or their representatives, for the last le

of movement from the port.

i) The sponsoring would be subject to Railway rules and regulations, including
Logistics plan for imported coal.

ii) Inter-se priority for movement to various classes of consumers will be laid
down from time to time by Railway Administration and may be
altered /modified as and when necessary. Within the same class of category of
consumers, priority for movement may be fixed/altered from time to

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