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Wharfage & Demurrage rule in respect of Parcel/Luggage Traffic

No.TC-1/2009/201/2 · 2009-12-09
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Circular numberNo.TC-1/2009/201/2
Date2009-12-09
TypeCorrigendum
Topicparcel
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Wharfage & Demurrage rule in respect of Parcel/Luggage Traffic of parcel office|of parcel office, of parcel office

Text of the circular

Corrigendum to Rates Circular No.69 of 2009
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No.TC-1/2009/201/2 New Delhi, dt..32-@ .2010

General Manager
All Indian Railways.

Sub: Wharfage & Demurrage rule in respect of Parcel/Luggage Traffic
Ref: Board’s letter No.TC-I/2009/201/2 dt.9.12.2009 (Rates Circular No.69 of
2009)

A clarification has been sought regarding Wharfage/Demurrage rule in
respect of parcel/luggage traffic.

The matter has been examined and it has been decided to revise Paras 2.3, 2.5
3.2.2 and 3.3 of Rates Circular No.69 of 2009, as under:

"2.3. PERMISSIBLE FREE TIME FOR REMOVAL

Permissible free time for removal of consignment (other than leased) from
railway premise will be as given below:

Type of Permissible free time for removal
0 -
station Parcel/Luggage 2 or 3 or 4-wheeled 2
carriage, motor-
boat, dog-cart,
tonga, palaquin,

| dhooly, howdah etc.

} Notified | 10 hours of working

co unloaded

6 hours of working

stations | of delivery section | of delivery section! of delivery section
of parcel office|of parcel office, of parcel office
after consignment | after consignment is | after consignment is
की is unloaded unloaded unloaded
Other | 18 hours of working
than of delivery section
Notified | of parcel office
Stations | after consignment

6 hours of working

*Under any circumstances, livestock shall be removed from the Railway premise within 24 hours from
the time of their arrival at destination, failing which they may be disposed off in accordance with the
provisions contained in sub-section (2) of Section 84 of The Railways Act 1989, "

Page | of 3

"2.5 WHARFAGE RATES

Corrigendum to Rates Circular No.69 of 2009

Wharfage Charge will be levied for excess detention of consignment at railway

premise at the rates prescribed

below:

: इक | Rate of Wharfage Charge
Parcel/Luggage | 2 — 3 or 4-wheeled | Livestock#
carriage carriage, motor-
Type of (e.g. ° boat, ° dog-cart,
station A.
motor | tonga, palaguin or
cycle, dhooly, howdah
a । cycle) etc. |
Notified | Rs.1.00 per 50 kg | Rs.10.00 Rs.25.00 per | Rs.10.00 per
stations or part thereof | per head | head per hour or | head per
per hour or part | per hour | part of an hour hour_or_part
—_ of an hour or_part of of an hour
Other Rs.0.50 per 50 | an hour
than kg or part
Notified | thereof per hour
Stations | or part of an
__ thour . _

#The expenses entailed in feeding the livestock will also be leviable irrespective of the fact whether
the livestock was removed within the free time or beyond free time. *

"3.2.2 Parcel Vans/Parcel Rake (like VP, VPU, VPH, VPHX, VPR etc.)

The permissible free time for loading/unloading of Parcel Van/Parcel Rake will

be as prescribed below:

7 =: free time (in hours —

2 Loading __Unloadin
Upto 3 Parcel Vans _ |... 3:00 की 300
4 to 10 Parcel Vans + 1 5:00 5:00 |
SLR or 2 SLRs
11 to 15 Parcel Vans + 1 6:00 हि 6:00 |
SLR or 2 SLRs
16 to 20 Parcel Vans + 1 7:00 कल 7:00 |
_SLR or 2 SLRs _
More than 20 Parcel Vans 8:00 लि 8:00
_+ 1 SLRor 2 SLRs कि
in case there is unloading and back-loading of the same parcel vans at a

terminal, the free time for unloading and loading will be permitted separately."

Page 2 of 3

"3.3

Corrigendum to Rates Circular No.69 of 2009
DEMURRAGE RATES >

Demurrage Charge including Penal Demurrage Charge if any will be levied for
excess detention of wagon/van at the rate prescribed for goods wagon from time
to time. However, in case of detention to individual wagon/van/SLR resulting in
detention to the entire rake, Demurrage will be charged on the entire rake.
However, demurrage rate for SLR will be 25% of the rate prescribed for a goods
wagon."

These instructions will be implemented w.e.f._]4-04-2¢e/c0

This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of

Railways.

No

(This disposes off SCR’s letter No.C.367/P/VII dated 22.12.2009)

a ma Mehrotra)
Joint Director, Traffic Comml.(Rates)
Railway Board

-TC-1/2009/201/2 New Delhi, dt. 30. 23.2010

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