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| Circular number | No. TC-I/2021/214/efile(3 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2023-07-07 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | freight |
Fixation and review of Siding Charge levied for haulage of wagons between the serving station and the siding, the siding charges should
' ' . 3JRc=r .ff ,(c:fil,( Government of India t<;r '1,i I <'t·4 Ministry of Railways ~ cM" Railway Board) No. TC-I/2021/214/efile(3 344078) New Delhi, Dt.07.07.2023 Pr. Chief Commercial Manager All Zonal Railways Sub: Fixation and review of Siding Charge Ref: Para 1807 of Indian Railways Code for Traffic(Commercial) · Department(Copy enclosed) An instance has come to the notice of Board about short recovery of Siding Charge in case of one siding as the concerned zonal railway failed to conduct trails for arriving at average trip time. Extant guidelines for fixation and review of Siding Charge prescribed vide Para 1807 of Indian Railways Code for Traffic (Commercial) Department is reiterated for strict compliance; so as to avoid occurrence of such instance in future. DA: as above . : File No. 20?3-BC-PP-?9/2021-~ (_Comfter,N~ 2~~8) ") 15~9)62/2023/0/o DD(R)-1 ~ /21)~ ~ 11 - L urn-,~ /Jr . 6/1812 """"'- - cHAhERXVITI SIOIN 1801 • dmlnlstration should recover repair additional charge over and above cost. a maintenance charges for these structures as an percentage charges levied on the Railway's share of the Fixation and Review of Siding Charges. 1807. Where freight is levied from and to the serving station and separate siding charges are levied for haulage of wagons between the serving station and the siding, the siding charges should normally be fixed on the basis of cost per engine hour and the average time for a round trip from the serving station to the siding and back for placement and/or removal of wagons whether loaded or empty. 111e charges per trip should be arrived at by multiplying the average time taken for the trip by the cost of engine hour, as per the formula given below: Siding Charge= Average trip time in minutes x (Engine Hour Cost+ 60) The resultant of the above formula will be rounded off to the next higher value to arrive at the net Siding ~~arge. In case 'average trip lime' is less than one hour, the Siding Charge will be levied for a rmrumurn of one hour. Siding Charges for originating station so fixed should be included in the Invoice alongwith freight instead of being separately c;ilected from the siding holder. (Authority Board's letter No.TC-1/99/214/U Pt.III dated 14:09.09 and TC-1/99/214/11 Pt.I dt, 25-01- 12) -ACS N0.19 & 21 he siding charges should be revlewed periodically at intervals of not less than once a year to ensure that they adequately cover the cost of haulage of wagons over the siding. In the case of sidings where locomotives have to be brought from stations, other than the stations serving a siding, the time taken for bringing the locomotive from the Depot station to the serving station and back should also be taken into account in arriving at the time required for performing the round trip to serve a siding for the purpose of working out the siding charges. nnual Examination of Earnings of Sidings. 1808. An annual examination should also be made by each Railway Administration of the earnings of all sidings the agreements for which do not provide for lump-sum recoveries of interest and maintenance charges with a view to ensure that sidings which have been unprofitable for a long period and are not likely to bring enough traffic to the railway to justify their retention, are not retained. If the annual review reveals that the earnings from siding charges are not adequate to cover the Interest and maintenance charges apart from the cost of working the siding, then the shortfall In interest and maintenance charges should be separately recovered from the siding holder, to ensure that Railway do not Incur any loss In working the siding In any particular year. If any particular siding has been financially unremunerative for some time, a detailed examln_atlon In respect of that particular siding should be undertaken In order to sec whether It would not be worthwhile to close It down out right . In making such an examination t
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