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Rationalization of rates for Military Traffic *** No charge shall be levied for empty haulage of Military coaches or special

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Rates Circular No.21 of 2006

1 Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

No.TC-I/2001/8/6

New Delhi, dated 14.3.2006

General Manager All Indian Railways

Sub: Rationalization of rates for Military Traffic

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Sanction of Central Government is hereby accorded to the rationalization of rates for Military Traffic as prescribed below:

2.0 Charging for Coaching Trains

2.1 Military Coaching Specials consisting of Military owned non-AC coaches shall be charged at Rs.41.10 per km per coach (8-wheeler). Charges for 4- wheeler and 6-wheeler coach will be 50% and 75% respectively of 8- wheeler coach. For other special coaches, the rates will be notified separately.

2.2 In the case of Railway owned non-AC coaching vehicles used/supplied for Military traffic, an additional surcharge @20% of the freight worked out vide Para 2.1, shall also be levied.

2.3 AC coaches shall be charged at 1.3 times the rate for non-AC coaches.

2.4 Charge for coaching train shall be levied for actual number of coaches in the train subject to a minimum charge for 18 coaches per train.

2.5 No charge shall be levied for empty haulage of Military coaches or special trains.

3.0 Charging for Mixed Trains (Coaching + Goods)

3.1 Mixed trains consisting partly of coaching vehicles and goods wagons shall be charged at the rate given under Paras 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3 above.

3.2 Total charge for mixed train should be worked out for actual number of coaches/wagons used subject to minimum charge for following number of coaches/wagons for each Mixed Trains.

§ Number of bogie wagons = 25 § Number of coaching vehicles = 05

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3.3 For charging purpose, one bogie wagon shall be treated at par with one coaching vehicle.

3.4 No charge will be levied for empty haulage of Mixed Trains.

4.0 Charging for Parcel Traffic

4.1 Parcels booked by normal passenger trains shall be charged at public tariff for actual weight of the consignment. Bulky Parcels shall be charged for weight compounded as per measurement as per extant rules.

4.2 Full parcel load in VPUs dispatched by normal passenger train shall be booked at Scale-P and charged at carrying capacity of the VPU.

4.3 VPUs attached to Military special trains shall be charged at the rate given under Paras 2.1 & 2.2 above.

4.4 No charge shall be levied for empty haulage of VPUs.

5.0 Charging for Military saloons/carriages

5.1 Military saloons for high officials of Defence services shall be charged at the rate given under Paras 2.1 & 2.3 above.

5.2 No charge shall be levied for empty haulage of saloons.

6.0 Charging for Goods Traffic

6.1 The Goods traffic of any description, including explosives in Military owned wagons shall be charged at Class “LR1”.

6.2 The Goods traffic of any description, including explosives in Railway owned wagons shall be charged at Class-110.

6.3 Freight shall be charged for each wagon in accordance with Paras 6.1 and

6.2 for the applicable permissible carrying capacity as notified from time to time. In case of wagons for which no permissible carrying capacity has been notified, the stenciled carrying capacity shall be the chargeable weight.

6.4 Wagons loaded with military explosives will also be charged in accordance with Para 6.3 irrespective of the actual quantity loaded.

6.5 Freight shall be charged for actual number of wagons in the train, subject to a minimum charge for 40 bogie wagons per train. However, if piecemeal loading is dispatched with other railway traffic by forming block rake, freight shall be levied at public tariff for wagonload rates for actual number of wagons.

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7.0 Miscellaneous

7.1 Siding charge; Shunting charge; demurrage charge in respect of railway owned stock and wharfage charges should be levied as per the extant instructions applicable to public traffic.

7.2 In case military owned wagons/coaching vehicle suffer detention in Railway premises, Stabling charge for such detention shall b

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