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section (2) of Section 83 advance stacking and the wagons have not been supplied till such time, no stacking

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Wharfage and Stacking rules 
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Rules for levy of Wharfage charge and advance stacking of goods at railway premises as 
stipulated below. 
 
1  
Wharfage Charge 
 
1.1  
Wharfage charge should be levied on goods/consignment not removed from  
railway 
 
premises after the expiry of free time (Section VI of Railways Act 1989). No Wharfage 
 
will be levied on the consignment held by Railway administration on lien in terms of 
 
Section 83 of Railways Act 1989. 
 
2  
Classification of Railway Premises 
2.1  
Railway Premises (Goods Sheds, Stations etc.) will be classified into three groups 
 
as prescribed below on the basis of average number of rakes dealt with during the 
 
period from 1st January to 30th April. 
Group I More than 12 rakes per month 
Group II 7 rakes to 12 rakes per month 
Group III less than 7 rakes per month 
2.2  
Classification should be reviewed every year in the month of May based on the actual 
 
performance during January – April and notified for the period July to June. 
2.3  
However, for the period April 2007 to June 2008, this classification should be done on 
 
the basis of the traffic dealt with in January – February 2007 and should be notified 
 
before 21st March 2007 for the period April 2007 – June 2008. 
 
3  
Permissible free time for removal of goods from railway premises 
3.1  
Free time for removal of goods from railway premises will be as under. 
 
(a) Goods stacked in goods sheds etc., waiting to be loaded in wagons/rake 
 
Group I 12 hours from the expiry of free time for loading of wagons/rake 
 
Group II 15 hours from the expiry of free time for loading of wagons/rake 
 
Group III 48 hours from the expiry of free time for loading of wagons/rake 
 
 
 
(b) Goods unloaded from wagons/rake, waiting to be removed from goods shed etc. 
 
Group I 12 hours from the expiry of free time for unloading of wagons/rake 
 
Group II 15 hours from the expiry of free time for unloading of wagons/rake 
 
Group III 48 hours from the expiry of free time for unloading of wagons/rake 
3.2  
National Holidays, namely 26th January, 15th August and 2nd October will not be 
 
reckoned while calculating free time for removal of goods from railway premises and 
 
for charging Wharfage except in the case of live stock, perishable goods and goods 
 
loaded/unloaded at such stations/goods sheds which are notified as ‘Notified Station’ 
 
for removal of goods without delay. 
 
4  
Wharfage Rates 
 
Wharfage Charge will be levied on per wagon per hour basis, uniformly for all types of 
 
wagons whether 4 wheeler or 8 wheeler or any other type. 
 
(a) First 24 hours 
 
Group I Rs 60 per wagon per hour or part thereof 
 
Group II Rs 40 per wagon per hour or part thereof 
 
Group III Rs 10 per wagon per hour or part thereof 
 
(b) Beyond 24 hours 
Group I Rs 90 per wagon per hour or part thereof 
Group II Rs 60 per wagon per hour or part thereof 
Group III Rs 15 per wagon per hour or part thereof 
 
5  
Wharfage rules in case of livestock booked under Goods Tariff 
5.1  
Free time for removal of livestock (booked under Goods Tariff) from Railway premises

will be as under: 
 
(a) Livestock waiting to be loaded in wagons/rake 
 
 
3 hours from the expiry of free time for loading of wagons/rake 
 
(b) Livestock unloaded from wagons/rake, waiting to be removed from goods shed 
 
 
3 hours from the expiry of free time for unloading of wagons/rake 
5.2  
Rate of wharfage charge in the case of livestock (booked under goods tariff) will be 
 
Re.5/- per head per hour or part thereof. However, rail customers should remove their 
 
livestock from railway premises within 12 hours of their unloading at destination 
 
station/goods shed. In case rail customer fails to do so Railway administration may 
 
dispose them off in the manner provided in clause(a) of sub-section (2) of Section 83 
 
of Railways Act 1989. 
 
6  
Levy of Higher Wharfage Charges 
 
In cases of excessive congestion or regularity of excessive congestion a

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