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| Circular number | No.TC-I/2005/201/2 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2005-12-19 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | freight |
Free time and rates of demurrage, wharfage & stacking charges Permissible free time for loading/unloading of wagons and allowances applicable
Rates Circular No.74 of 2005
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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board
No.TC-I/2005/201/2
New Delhi, Dt. 19.12.2005
General Managers(Commercial)
General Managers(Operating)
All Indian Railways.
Sub: Free time and rates of demurrage, wharfage & stacking charges
Ref: Under mentioned Board’s letters:
1. No.TC-I/2000/201/8 dt. 27.1.2005
(Rates Circular No.4 of 2005)
2. No.TC-I/93/205/1Pt. dt.21.2.2005
(Rates Circular No.11 of 2005)
3. No.TC-I/2000/201/8 dt. 21.6.2005
(Rates Circular No.36 of 2005)
4. No.TC-I/2004/201/4Pt.A dt. 1.7.2005
(Rates Circular No.38 of 2005)
5. No.TC-I/2004/201/4Pt.A dt. 25.7.2005
(Rates Circular No.46 of 2005)
6. No.TC-I/93/205/1Pt. dt.9.11.2005
(Rates Circular No.64 of 2005)
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Board has decided to revise the instructions regarding permissible free time
for loading and unloading of wagons for steel plants & goods sheds/sidings and
rates of demurrage charge, wharfage charge and stacking charge. Accordingly, the
comprehensive modified instructions in supersession of all earlier instructions on
these subjects are as follows:
2.0
Free time for loading and unloading of wagons
2.1
Free time for loading and unloading for different types of wagons and allowances
(if any) at goods sheds & sidings, seven old steel plants and all other steel plants
are prescribed in paras 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 respectively.
2.1.1 As and when new types of wagons are introduced, free time mentioned herein
shall automatically apply to the wagons depending upon the type of wagons.
2.1.2 The entire group of wagons placed for loading/unloading shall be treated as one
unit for the purpose of levy of demurrage charges i.e. even if one wagon out of the
group is detained for loading/unloading beyond the prescribed free time,
demurrage will be leviable on all the wagons in the group.
2.1.3 Zonal Railways should make efforts through constant dialogue with Rail users to
develop the infrastructure for efficient handling of wagons to reduce the terminal
detention and hence improve wagon availability.
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2.2
FREE TIME FOR LOADING/UNLOADING OF WAGONS AT GOODS SHEDS
AND SIDINGS
Permissible Free Time (in hours & minutes)
MECHANIZED
MANUAL
Type of Wagons
Loading
Unloading
Loading
Unloading
OPEN wagons
like BOXN, BOX, BOY, BOI,
BOST, BOXNHA, BOXNHS,
NBOY etc.
5:00
7:00
9:00
9:00
HOPPER wagons
like BOBS, NBOBS, BOBR,
NBOBR, BOBY, NBOBY etc.
5:00
2:30
N.A.
N.A.
FLAT wagons
like BFR, BRH, BRN, BFK,
BFKI, BFNS, CONCORD
rakes etc.
6:00
N.A.
8:00
8:00
5:00
(1 to 15 wagons)
5:00
(1 to 15 wagons)
7:00
(16 to 25 wagons)
7:00
(16 to 25 wagons)
COVERED wagons
like BCN, BCNA, BCNHS,
BCNAHS, BCX, BCXN etc.
N.A.
N.A.
9:00
(26 wagons & above)
9:00
(26 wagons & above)
6:00
(upto 29 wagons)
TANK wagons
(white oil)
6:00
8:00
(30 wagons & above)
7:00
(upto29 wagons)
TANK wagons
(black oil)
7:00
9:00
(30 wagons & above)
N.A.
N.A.
Military wagons-KM
N.A.
N.A.
4:00
4:00
N.A.
N.A.
5:00
(upto 20 wagons)
5:00
(upto 20 wagons)
Military wagons
other than KM wagons like
DBKM etc.
N.A.
N.A.
7:00
(21 wagons & above)
7:00
(21 wagons & above)
Type of commodity
Container #
3:00
3:00
N.A.
N.A.
Consignments handled by
Crane
7:00
8:00
N.A.
N.A.
Livestock
N.A.
N.A.
4:00
4:00
Note: Loading by pay loaders is a type of mechanized loading.
N.A. stands for ‘not applicable’.
# Permissible free time in case of double operation of container traffic i.e. unloading followed by loading in
the same wagons, shall be 5 hours. However, in the case of container commodity handled by sling cranes,
the free time for loading/unloading will be 6 hours for single operation and 8 hours for double operation.
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2.2.1 ‘Additional Free Time’ which is given on account of extra
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