At present Indian Railways own
7430=14283 MG wagons as on 31-12-2007. Daily Junction Returns are
received in IRCA from all inter Railway interchange points. These
contain all the particulars of each wagon interchanged at that point
on that day viz., wagon number, type, owning railway, Loaded or empty.
Based on these DJRs IRCA staff
work out the total number of wagons made over to, taken over
from other adjoining railways by each railway each day. They
also workout wagon balance for each railway each day. Wagon
balance is the net difference between the ownership and the
actual holding of wagons of a Zonal Railway, on a particular
day. If a particular railway holds less number of wagons than it
owns on a particular day, it is entitles to hire charges for
balance of the wagons. Conversely the railway holding more
wagons than its own is liable to pay hire charges for the excess
number of wagons it holds.
Current rates of hire charges as per wagon day in terms
of 4-wheelers are as under:
|
For Non Rlys. Users |
For Adjustment with IR |
For Bangladesh Railway |
For Pakistan Railway |
BG |
Rs.1038.8/- |
Rs.387.1/- |
Rs.665/- |
Rs.1000 |
MG |
Rs.464/- |
Rs.204/- |
Rs.290 |
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Hire charges bills both in respect
of BG and MG wagons are issued by IRCA. In respect of BG the
Railway Board Computer Cell furnishes wagons balances to IRCA.
In respect of MG they are worked out in IRCA Office itself.
Hire charges bills are sent to all
the railways and to Traffic Accounts Office, New Delhi, who
actually do the money adjustment between various Railways.
Interchange points of MG
stations between Zonal Railways are in operation as per detail
given below:
Sl.No. |
INTERCHANGE POINT |
RAILWAYS |
1. |
Khandwa |
SC&WR |
2. |
Himmatnagar |
WR&NWR |
3. |
Purnia |
NF&EC |
4. |
Forbes Ganj |
NF&NE |
At present there are four BG interchange
points and two MG interchange points with International Railways
as per details given below :-
BG
RAILWAYS |
NAME OF INTERCHANGE POINTS |
IR & Pakistan Railway |
Atari (N.Rly.) |
IR & Bangladesh Railway |
Ranaghat (E.Rly.) |
>Petrapole (E.Rly.) |
>Singhabad (N.F.Rly.) |
MG
IR & Bangladesh Railway |
Radhikapur (N.F.Rly.) |
Mahishasan (B.Rly.) |
TARIFF SECTION
This section coordinates the functions of the Commercial Committee. The
Commercial Committee consists of the Chief Commercial Managers of all
Zonal Railways plus one representative of the non-government Railways (KRCL
Rlys.) at present. All the proposals for new rules relating to booking
of traffic, e.g., Classification, Packing/Weight Conditions,
Reservation, Refund, etc. or any modification in the existing rules
are, on being referred to IRCA by the Railway Board or by any Zonal
Railway with the personal approval of the Chief Commercial Manager, is
processed by the IRCA. The views of all Zonal Railways, Trade and
Industry, Inspectors of Explosives and Chemicals, where necessary, are
obtained and the whole case is put up before the Commercial Committee.
A Sub-Committee consisting of Rates Managers of the Zonal Railways
assists this Committee. All the proposals are examined in depth in the
Rates Managers Sub-Committee meetings, which precedes the Commercial
Committee meetings. The recommendations of the Rates Managers
Sub-Committee are then considered by the Commercial Committee are sent
to the Railway Board for their approval, but theses are recommendatory
in nature and some times the Board does not accept them
The Commercial Committee also
acts as Traffic Claims Arbitration for fixing inter- railway
liability of compensation paid to the public.
The General Secretary, IRCA acts
as Secretary of the Commercial Committee and IRCA Office as its
Secretariat.
Issuing of correction slips to CT26 Pt.I Vol.I (Rule & Regulation)
General Rule, CT 25 Pt.I Vol.II (concession) , CT25 Pt.I Vol.III
(Parcel) etc. printing of these books as and when required by Railway
Board and supply to all zonal Railways time to time.
Issuing of correction slip to GT 41 Pt.I Vol.I (General Rules) and
GT 45 Pt.I Vol.II (Classification) printing of these book as and when
required by Railway Board and supply to all zonal Railways time to
time.
Printing of passenger fares, Parcel rates for descriptive goods
(motor cars) and freight rates as announced during budget every year
and distributing the same to all zonal Railways before 31st March to
implement from 1st April.
Issuing of correction slip to Military tariff containing general
rules etc. printing of these books as and when required by Railway
Board and supply to all zonal Railways time to time.
To allot code initials of railway stations and private siding as
and when requested by the zonal railway and revise the alphabetical
book and Correction slip duly supplying the same to all zonal
railways.
To supply Railway maps (Hindi & English) to all zonal
Railways as per their requirement on receipt from Survey of India,
Dehradun.
Compiling and printing of code initials of railways stations,
sidings out-agencies
Issuing of correction slips to Red tariff containing rules of
dangerous commodities etc. printing of this book as and when required
by Railway Board supply to all zonal railways time to time.
Printing and distribution of point to point fare table Rajdhani and
Shatabdi trains |