Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

Corporate Overview

Railway Board Directorates

Traffic Commercial

		1.Base Freight of various classes
		2.GST
		3.TEFD
		4.Chargeable Distance
		5.Dynamic Pricing Policy
		6. Tare Weight
		7. Freight Incentive Scheme
		8 STS
		12 Roll on - Roll Off
		13 LTTC
		16 MGR
		17 Miscellaneous
		14 Coal Tariff Structure
		9 Bagged Consignment

	Rates Master Circulars

	RCT

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	Claims_Circulars


	Passenger_Marketing_Letters

	Commercial Circular

	Freight Rate Circulars

	Rates Letters - Clarifications/Instructions

	Freight Rates

	Classification of Commodities(( Goods Tariff )

	Notified PCC Routes((Permissible Carrying Capacity)

	Freight Marketing Circulars

	Traffic Commercial Master Circular - Halt Stations

	MOU and Gazette Notifications

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Compendium_Goods Traffic

Compendium – Goods Traffic

(upto 31.12.2017)

(Note- All policy guidelines/clarifications are uploaded on the website of Indian Railways from time to time. This subject-wise compendium is only for ready reference. However, all concerned may visit official website of Indian Railways for relevant circulars, instructions, clarifications etc. issued on the subject. The link is www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard → Railway Board Directorates → Traffic Commercial Directorate → “Rates Master Circulars-Subjectwise”; “Freight Rate Circulars”; “Rate letters-clarifications/instructions”)

	Part-I
S.No.	SUBJECT
1	Container Rail Terminal, Haulage Rate per TEU, Container Class Rate, Hub &Spoke System of Charging
2	Demurrage, Stabling, Wharfage, Stacking, Waiver and Write off; Wharfage & Demurrage rule in respect of parcel/luggage traffic
3	Electronic Transmission of Railway Receipt (eT-RR)
4	Goods Sheds – Facility to labourers
5	Military Tariff Rates
6	Payment Mode – Electronic Payment System, Debit/Credit Cards using Point of Sale, Demand Draft, Cashless Transaction, Discontinuation of weight only facility
7	Registration of Demand for wagons electronically (e-RD), Wagon Registration Fee
8	Terminal Management System(TMS)
9	Through Distance Charging, Shunting Charge, Siding Charge, AIEHC
10	Weighbridge – Provision, installation, functioning
11	Weighment of wagons/rakes, exemption from weighment, procedure to deal with overloaded wagons, Detention Charge, etc.
12	Notified Station
13	Clearance of outstanding dues including Demurrage and Wharfage before closure of financial year
14	Conveyance of explosives and dangerous goods by rail

Part-II

S.No.	Subject
1	Classification of commodities Base Freight of various classes
2	Goods and Service Tax (GST)
3	Liberalized Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme for Traffic loaded in Traditional Empty Flow Direction (TEFD)
4	Chargeable Distance
5	Dynamic Pricing Policy (Busy Season Surcharge, Development Surcharge, Terminal Surcharge)
6	Tare Weight
7	Freight Incentive Scheme
8	Station to Station Rates (STS)
9	Freight Incentive on loading of Bagged Consignment in Open & Flat wagons
10	Block Rake/Mini Rake/Two Point Combination Etc.
11	Permissible Carrying Capacity (PCC) of wagons
12	Roll On – Roll Off (Ro-Ro)
13	Long Term Tariff Contract (LTTC)
14	Coal Tariff Structure
15	Iron Ore
16	Merry Go Round (MGR) System
17	Miscellaneous
18	Packing condition of commodities

Source : Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) CMS Team Last Reviewed on: 23-05-2021