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Government of
India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board
Rate Circular No.38 of
2005
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New Delhi
,Dt.1.7.2005 |
General
Managers(Commercial)
General Managers(Operating)
All Indian Railways.
Sub: Permissible free time for loading and unloading
Ref: Board’s letter of even number dated
15.2.2005 circulating Rates Circular No.8 of 2005.
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In supersession to Board’s letter
mentioned above, it has been decided to revise rules regarding
permissible free time for loading and unloading of wagons. These
instructions will be applicable in all cases except in case of wagons
interchanged with certain integrated Steel Plants for which separate
instructions have been issued vide Rates Circular No.11 of 2005.
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2.0
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Free time for loading and unloading for
different types of wagons have been prescribed in para-2.3.
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2.1
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As and when new types of wagons are
introduced, free time mentioned in para 2.3 shall automatically apply
to the wagons depending upon the type of wagons.
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2.2
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Board desires that if Zonal Railways
feel that the free time for wagons should be less than the time
prescribed, Zonal Railways may reduce the free time further with the
personal approval of COM and CCM jointly. However, in such a case a
report should be immediately sent to the Board.
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2.3
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Permissible free time for loading and
unloading for different types of wagons shall be as given on next
page:
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Type of Wagons
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Permissible Free Time (in hours &
minutes)
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MECHANIZED
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MANUAL
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Loading
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Unloading
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Loading
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Unloading
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OPEN
wagons*
like BOXN,
BOX, BOY, BOI, BOST, BOXNHA, BOXNHS, NBOY etc.
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5:00
(upto 31.12.2005)
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6:00
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8:00
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8:00
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4:00
(from 01.01.2006)
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HOPPER
wagons*
like
BOBS, NBOBS, BOBR, NBOBR, BOBY, NBOBY etc.
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5:00
(upto 31.12.2005)
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2:30
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N.A.
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N.A.
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4:00
(from 01.01.2006)
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FLAT
wagons
like BFR,
BRH, BRN, BFK, BFKI, BFNS,
CONCORD
rakes etc.
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6:00
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N.A.
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8:00
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8:00
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COVERED wagons
like BCN,
BCNA, BCNHS, BCNAHS, BCX, BCXN etc.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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5:00
(1 to 15 wagons)
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5:00
(1 to 15 wagons)
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7:00
(16 to 25 wagons)
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7:00
(16 to 25 wagons)
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9:00
(26
wagons & above)
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9:00
(26 wagons & above)
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TANK
wagons
like BTPN,
POL etc.
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5:00
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5:00
(upto 29
wagons)
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N.A.
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N.A.
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7:00
(30
wagons & above)
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Military wagons-KM
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N.A.
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N.A.
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4:00
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4:00
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Military wagons-other than KM wagons like DBKM etc.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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5:00
(upto 20
wagons)
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5:00
(upto 20 wagons)
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Type
of commodity
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N.A.
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N.A.
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7:00
(21
wagons & above)
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7:00
(21
wagons & above)
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Container #
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3:00
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3:00
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N.A.
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N.A.
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Consignments handled by Crane
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7:00
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8:00
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N.A.
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N.A.
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Livestock
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N.A.
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N.A.
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2:00
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2:00
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Note: Loading with
payloaders is a type of mechanized loading. N.A. means
not applicable.
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# 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.
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* Permissible
free time in case of mechanized loading through 'in-motion-loading' of
Hopper wagons or Open wagons shall be 2 hours 30 minutes.
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2.4
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It has also been decided that in cases
of goods sheds and railway sidings where the placement capacity is
less than a rake, the free time will start with the placement of the
first part of the rake. However, operation between removal of the
first part after loading/unloading and placement of subsequent part of
the rake for loading/unloading should be treated as dies-non and the
time taken for the above shall not be reckoned as free time for the
purpose of charging demurrage. This provision shall not apply in case
of private sidings.
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2.5
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In case of goods sheds having multiple
lines of limited capacity, if a rake is split up and placed on
different lines simultaneously, free time for the entire rake will
commence from the time of placement of first lot of wagons. Demurrage
for excess detention will be levied on the entire rake.
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3.0
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‘Additional Free Time’ which is given on
account of extra shunting, for placement/removal of rakes to and from
the serving station to the siding, should be limited to a maximum of 2
hours (two hours). However, in cases where the additional free time
had been fixed less than 2 hours as per Time & Motions Studies, the
same should be continued. |
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4.0
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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.
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5.0
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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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6.0
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These instructions will be effective w.e.f.
15.7.2005.
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7.0
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This issues with the concurrence of the
Finance and Traffic Transportation Directorates of Ministry of
Railways. |
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Wide publicity may
please be given and receipt of this letter may be acknowledged.
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This circular is also
available on the website of Indian Railways.
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(Navin Kumar Parsuramka)
Joint Director Traffic Commercial (Rates)
Railway Board
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