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1/27/25, 8:36 PM CHAPTER VIII INTER MODAL TRANSPORT Objectives 801 CHAPTER VIII INTER MODAL TRANSPORT Objectives 801. The fol...

1/27/25, 8:36 PM CHAPTER VIII INTER MODAL TRANSPORT Objectives 801 CHAPTER VIII INTER MODAL TRANSPORT Objectives 801. The following objectives should be kept in view in dealing with the question of inter modal transport:— (i) Consolidation and aggregation of traffic to maximise movement in train loads/wagon loads: (ii) Co-ordination of different modes of transport to avoid wasteful competition; (iii) Single window service to the customers; (iv) Encouraging containcrisation both for internal as well as import/export cargo. State Road Transport Undertakings 802. Railways have been participating with the approval of the Railway Board in the Stale Road Transport Corporations set up under the Road Transport Corporation Act. 1950 and railway officers have been serving in the Board of Directors/Management of such corporations in order to represent and look after the Railways' interest. Duties and Responsibilities of Railway Officers nominated as Directors in State Road Transport Corporations and Undertakings 803. The Railway Officers appointed on the Board of Directors/Management should ensure that due expression is given to the railway point of view in all matters affecting the railways' interests and take all possible action to sec that railways' interests arc suitably safe-guarded, having regard also to the need for rail-road co-ordination. They should consult the railways' Finance Department in all matters involving financial implications. They must keep themselves fully and regularly informed of the results of working, details of proposed expansions etc. of the Road Transport Undertaking. They must also take active steps to ensure that the undertaking is run efficiently. Watching of Movement of Traffic by other Modes of Transport 804. Maintenance of statistical data to gauge the extent of road, inland water or sea competition that may exist at any lime for traffic in passengers and goods is vital both for ensuring adequate co-ordination and should the need arise, for making an examination, to decide our policy. Each railway, therefore, should have the requisite machinery and ensure that such information is systematically collected and recorded, not only for immediate use but also for use in later years. Freight Forwarder 805. Major road haulers cargo handling agents, shipping companies etc. should be encouraged to function as freight forwarders of the Railways so that they can consolidate the traffic of different rail users and offer it to the Railways in full train loads on a regular basis. In respect of less than train load traffic, freight forwarder scheme maybe introduced only on those routes where speed link/ liner services operate. 806. Freight forwarders arc authorised to issue their own receipts to the consignors. The Railways should issue a receipt only in the name of the freight forwarders. 807. Forwarding Note specially prescribed for freight forwarder traffic should be used by the freight forwarders. No description of individual packages or their contents will be required in the forwarding Note in case of "smalls" traffic and only the total number of packages with their total gross weight shall be furnished. In case of wagonload traffic, the name of the commodity and the tonnage shall be indicated. In a separate manifest, the freight forwarder shall furnish particulars in respect of "smalls" traffic indicating the commodity contained in the https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRCTCD/TrafficCommericalDepartmentCh8_data.htm#801. 1/2 1/27/25, 8:36 PM CHAPTER VIII INTER MODAL TRANSPORT Objectives 801 packages, private marks and gross weight. 808. The articles prescribed in the schedule to the rules issued under Section 103 of the Railways Act, 1989 as also contraband goods, dangerous goods and other prohibited articles shall not be loaded by the freight forwarder. 809. Full train loads offered by freight forwarders shall be multi-commodity or multi- consignee or both. Bulk or bagged commodities already moving in train load at public tariff rates shall not be loaded under the scheme. Some of the goods which are excluded from the scheme are fertilizers, cement, coal, sand, firewood, fodder, sugarcane, stone, salt, iron ore, gypsum, limestone, manganeze ore, foodgrains Div. 'A', iron and steel from steel plants. P.O.L. and products from refineries including lubricant, bitumen, coal tar and paraffin wax. 810. No break of gauge transhipment traffic shall be allowed. 811. Booking under this scheme would be subject to compulsory pre-payment of freight. 812. The terminal facilities at the railway stations such as land, warehouses, covered shed etc. may be leased to freight forwarders on suitable terms and the terminal services like loading/unloading of traffic into wagon, storage, handling, etc. shall be done by the freight forwarder. Nodal Points 813. Progressive closure of smaller goods sheds may be undertaken and facilities for handling the traffic of such goods shed created at nodal points where the traffic could be consolidated and moved in full train loads/wagon loads. In doing so, due regard should be paid to the views of rail users and affected interests, such as chambers of commerce etc. taken into confidence. Container Corporation of India 814. Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) has been set up under the Ministry of Railways and commenced operations in November, 1989. The CONCOR is establishing and managing a net work of cargo consolidation terminals called Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Container Freight Stations (CFSs) in the hinterland and also at some off-docks locations in the port cities. CONCOR is issuing its own in-house document-Inland Way Bill in lieu of Railway Receipt quoting an all-inclusive lump sum tariff. These Inland Way Bills are to be treated and dealt with as local/ through goods invoices. CONCOR is remitting railway freight for line-haul at a flat rate per TEU/KM, fixed by Railway Board, to the zonal railways for which detailed procedural instructions exist. Processing of invoices (IWBs) in the Data Processing Centres of railways and checks to be exercised by Traffic Accounts Department have also been prescribed. Setting up of Container Freight Station by private parties 815. Private parties have also been authorised to set up and manage facilities for handling import/export cargo in containers in competition or in co-operation with public sector agencies like CONCOR. 816. Zonal Railways should encourage consolidation and containerisation of traffic. ******--------***** https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRCTCD/TrafficCommericalDepartmentCh8_data.htm#801. 2/2