Rates Circular No.14 of 2009

Government of India Ministry of Railways

Railway Board No.TC-I/2008/214/1 New Delhi, dt.6.2.2009 GM(Comml.) GM(Optg.) All Indian Railways

Sub: Shunting Charge Ref: Board’s letters listed below:

Board’s letter number date 1 No.TC-I/87/214/2 dt.13.3.1987 2 No.TC-I/94/214/18 dt.30.9.1994 3 No.TC-I/95/8/8 dt.25.7.1996 4 No.TC-I/99/214/11 dt.1.11.2000 5 No.TC-I/96/214/7 dt.26.6.1996 6 No.TC-I/2002/214/5 dt.25.4.2008

A number of letters as referred to above have been issued on the issue of

Shunting Charge. Time and again clarifications are being sought regarding levy of Shunting Charge in various cases.

2. Accordingly the matter has been examined. It has been decided to issue consolidated and revised instructions regarding Shunting Charge in supercession of all earlier instructions. 3. In view of above, consolidated instructions regarding Shunting Charge are given below: 3.1 Shunting Charge is leviable for the utilization of Railway’s locomotive to

perform shunting operation at a siding, irrespective of the fact whether the siding is notified for charging freight on through distance basis or otherwise.

3.2 Shunting Charge is not calculated on the basis of trip time (Trip time

method is applicable only for the levy of Siding Charge). Shunting charge is levied on the basis of actual shunting time and prevailing ‘All India Engine Hour Cost(AIEHC)’ for ‘Train Engine’ or ‘Shunting Engine’ as the case may be. All India Engine Hour Cost is circulated every year by Railway Board. The prevailing cost is mentioned in Rates Circular No.18 of 2008.

3.3 ‘Shunting Engine’ and ‘Train Engine’ are defined below:

Shunting Engine means a railway locomotive specifically brought/send for performing shunting operation.

Train Engine means a railway locomotive attached with inward/outward rake.

3.4 Method for calculating Shunting Charge in case of Shunting Engine 3.4.1 In case of Shunting Engine, Shunting Charge is calculated for the total

time taken by the Shunting Engine from the time of its departure from

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the serving station to the time it returns back to the serving station after finishing the shunting work.

3.4.2 Wherever one locomotive is required for shunting purpose, then one

Shunting Engine should be used and Shunting Charges should be calculated for one Shunting Engine. If situation warrants for the use of double/multiple Shunting Engines, then double/multiple Shunting Engines will be used and Shunting Charge should be calculated for double/multiple Shunting Engines.

3.5 Method for calculating Shunting Charge in case of Train Engine 3.5.1 In sidings where Train Engine is used for shunting on customers’

account, Shunting Charge should be calculated for the total time of availability of the Train Engine at the siding from arrival to departure, even if shunting time is less than the total time during which Train Engine is available within the siding.

3.5.2 If a rake is hauled by double/multiple locos of inward train and Train

Engine is to be utilized for shunting purpose, railway should make active use of one Train Engine only and Shunting Charge should be calculated for one Train Engine only. However, if situation warrants use of double/multiple Train Engines then double/multiple Train Engines will be utilized and Shunting Charge should be calculated for double/multiple Train Engines.

3.6 For the purpose of calculation, the shunting time would be rounded off

at the end of 10-day period and bills shall be preferred accordingly. 4. This issues in consultation with Traffic Transportation Directorate and concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways. 5. These instructions will be effective w.e.f. 01.3.2009.

(N.K.Parsuramka)

Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates) Railway Board

No.TC-I/2008/214/1 New Delhi, dt.6 .2.2009 Copy to: 1. FA&CAO, All Indian Railways 2. Dy.C&AG(Rlys), Room No.222, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

For Financial Commissioner/Railways

No.TC-I/2008/214/1 New Delhi, dt.6.2.2009

Rates Circular No.14 of 2009 Copy to: 1. Managing Director, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21. 2. Chief Admn. Officer, FOIS, N. Rly., Camp: CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-

21. 3. Managing Director, KRCL, Belapur Bhavan, Sector-11, CBD Belapur, Navi

Mumbai-400614. 4. Director General, Railway Staff College, Vadodara 5. General Secy., IRCA, New Delhi. 6. Director, IRITM, Campus: Hardoi Bye-pass Road, Vill-Kanausi, P.O.-

Manaknagar, Lucknow-226011 7. Secretary, RRT, 5, Dr. P.V. Cherian Crescent Road, Egmore, Chennai-600105. 8. Director General (Rail Movement), Milrail (Railway Board Cell), Addl. Dte.

Gen. of Movements, General Staff Branch, Army H.Q., Sena Bhavan, New Delhi-1100011.

9. Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Lucknow.

(N.K.Parsuramka) Director, Traffic Comml.(Rates)

Railway Board Copy for information: CRB, MT, FC, Railway Board AM(C), AM(T), AM(T&C), AM(C&IS), Adv(R), Adv(AR), Adv(Infra), Adv(Safety), EDTT(M), EDTT(S), EDTT(F), EDPG, EDFM, EDPM, ED(T&C), EDFC, EDVT, ED(S&E), ED(Plg), ED(PPP), ED(PP), ED/Chg., ED/LRDSS, DTC(G), DPM, Dir(T&C), DFM, DFC, DDTC(R), Railway Board TC(R),TC(CR), F(C), TT-III, Safety Branches of Railway Board

Rates Circular No.55 of 2009

Government of India Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)

No.TC-I/99/214/11Pt.III New Delhi, dt.14.9.2009 GM(Comml.) All Indian Railways.

Sub: Siding Charge In terms of extant guidelines Siding Charge is normally not collected alongwith the freight, instead it is collected separately. 2. The matter has been examined and it has been decided that Siding Charge of the originating point should compulsorily be collected along with the Freight. Siding Charge will be shown in RR in the column head ‘Other charges’. 3. In view of above, Chapter-XVIII of Indian Railway Code for Traffic (Commercial) Department and Chapter-XIV of Indian Railway Commercial Manual (Vol-II) are modified vide Advance Correction Slips No.19 and No.34 respectively (copy enclosed herewith). 4. These instructions will be effective w.e.f.15.10.2009.

5. This issues with concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

(N. K. Parsuramka)

Director, Traffic Comml.(Rates) Railway Board

No.TC-I/99/214/11Pt.I New Delhi, dt.14.9.2009 Copy to: 1. FA&CAO, All Indian Railways. 2. Dy.C&AG(Rlys), Room No.222, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

For Financial Commissioner/Railways

Rates Circular No.55 of 2009 No.TC-I/99/214/11Pt.I New Delhi, dt.14.9.2009 Copy to: 1. Managing Director, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21. 2. Chief Admn. Officer, FOIS, N. Rly., Camp: CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21. 3. General Secy., IRCA, New Delhi. 4. Secretary, RRT, 5, Dr. P.V. Cherian Crescent Road, Egmore, Chennai-600105. 5. Director General, Railway Staff College, Vadodara 6. Director, IRITM, Campus: Hardoi Bye-pass Road, Vill-Kanausi, P.O.-Manaknagar,

Lucknow-226011 7. Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Lucknow.

(N.K.Parsuramka)

Director, Traffic Comml.(Rates) Railway Board

Copy for information: CRB, MT, FC, Railway Board AM(C), AM(T), AM(T&C), AM(C&IS), Adv(F), Adv(Infra), Adv(Safety), Adv(R), Adv(Mktg.&Logistics), Adv(CC), EDPG, EDFM, EDPM, ED(T&C), EDTT(M), EDTT(S), EDTT(F), EDFC, EDVT, ED(S&E), ED(Plg), ED(PPP), ED(PP), DTC(G), DPM, Dir(T&C), DFM, DFC,DDTC(R), Railway Board TC(R), TC(CR), F(C), Safety Branches, Railway Board

Indian Railway Code for Traffic(Commercial) Department (1993 edition)

Chapter-XVIII (Sidings)

Advance Correction Slip No.19

Last sentence of the first paragraph of Rule 1807 of Indian Railway Code for Traffic (Commercial) Department is revised as under: Existing sentence:

“Where the siding charges are so fixed on a per loaded wagon basis, they can be included in the Invoice alongwith freight charges instead of being separately collected from the siding holder.”

Revised sentence:

“Siding Charge for originating station so fixed should be included in the Invoice alongwith Freight instead of being separately collected from the siding holder.”

(Authority Board’s letter No.TC-I/99/214/11Pt.III dated 14.9.2009)

Indian Railway Commercial Manual Vol.-II(1991 edition)

Chapter-XIV (Booking of Goods Traffic)

Advance Correction Slip No.34

The term ‘Siding Charge’ is inserted in the second sentence of Para 1444(xiv) of Indian Railway Commercial Manual Vol.-II as under: Existing sentence:

“Any other charges, such as, out-agency charges, city booking agency/office charges, paid on charges, Quick Transit Service charges, percentage (insurance) charge on excess value, infringement charges, etc. including the surcharge and supplementary charge due on these charges, should be shown distinctly one below the other in the column headed ‘Other charges’ indicating the nature of the charges.”

Revised sentence:

“Any other charges, such as, siding charge, out-agency charges, city booking agency/office charges, paid on charges, Quick Transit Service charges, percentage (insurance) charge on excess value, infringement charges, etc. including the surcharge and supplementary charge due on these charges, should be shown distinctly one below the other in the column headed ‘Other charges’ indicating the nature of the charges.”

(Authority Board’s letter No.TC-I/99/214/11Pt.III dated 14.9.2009)