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11/22/24, 2:08 PM CHA CHAPTER XXV SIDINGS 2501. Definition of assisted/private siding—An ass...

11/22/24, 2:08 PM CHA CHAPTER XXV SIDINGS 2501. Definition of assisted/private siding—An assisted/private siding is a siding laid out to serve a Government Department factory, mill or other industrial premises other than a colliery or a mining area, under a special agreement. 2502. List of sidings.—A list of all assisted and private sidings on a railway is published in its local tariffs. The name of the serving station together with the name of the firm, factory, etc., authorized to use the siding, the traffic for which each siding is open as also the siding charges recoverable are indicated in the tariffs. 2503. Siding agreement.—The terms and conditions on which the siding is to be worked will be embodied in an agreement, which will be executed by each siding user with the railways. The Divisional Railway Manager will arrange to supply a certified true copy of the agreement along with a copy of the blue print of the siding to the serving station for ensuring that normal working of the siding conforms to the provisions of the agreement. 2504. Restrictions in booking over a siding.—No traffic other than that of the siding user or in commodities other than such as can reasonably be regarded as necessary for the requirements of the mill, factory or industry of the siding user shall, except with the written permission of the railway administration be at any time taken or sent by the siding user over the siding. 2505. Except where otherwise provided in the agreement, the sidings will be open for booking and delivery of vehicle wagon load traffic only, both in local and through booking. 2506. Subletting of siding.—The siding users are forbidden to assign or sublet either whole or any paint of the siding without written pianissimo of the railway administration. When such a permission is granted, the fact will be communicated to the Station Master indicating, inter alia, the traffic for which the permission has been granted and the siding charges leviable in each case. A written undertaking should be obtained by the Divisional Railway Manager concerned from the siding owner that he will be responsible for the payment of siding charges and other dues of the railway that may accrue as a result, of granting such a facility. 2507. Making and taking over of wagons/vehicles.—(a) Wagons| Vehicles will be hauled by the railway to and from the siding where the railway's engine makes the placement, or to or from the point or line of interchange fixed for this purpose where the siding user arranges for the shunting with his own locomotive or otherwise, acceding to the terms of the agreement. (b) The wagons vehicles will be deemed to have been placed in the siding and made over to the siding user when— (i) the wagons |vehicles are placed at the specified point of interchange of wagons between the railway administration and the owner of the siding; and (ii) the owner of the siding be advised in writing accordingly by a Railway Servant so authorised that the wagons/vehicles have been so placed. (c) Similarly, the wagons/vehicles will be considered as returned to the railway as soon as they are available for removal from the siding after unloading leading, have been placed at the specific point or line of interchange of wagons between the siding and the railway administration and a railway servant authorised in this behalf has been informed in writing accordingly by the owner of the siding. 2508. Siding vouchers.—The advice of placement and return of wagons/vehicles referred to in para 2507 above, will be given on a 'siding voucher' in the proforma appearing at Appendix XXV/A. As in terms of section 94 of the Railways Act, 1989 the responsibility of the railway administration, in respect of goods to be delivered at a siding ceases after the wagon containing the goods has been placed at the point of interchange and the siding user informed in writing https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch25_data.htm#2501 1/5 11/22/24, 2:08 PM CHA that the wagon has been so placed, the Station Master should ensure that there is no delay whatsoever in the delivery of the siding voucher to the siding user, at the time of placement of wagons at the point of interchange. Indiscriminate 'pushing' of the wagons without written information to the siding owner is to be avoided. 2509. (a) The siding vouchers are supplied in a book form, printed in two counterfoils each marked 'For Record' and 'For Siding User' respectively and are serially machine numbered. These should be written in ink only. If, due to any reason, a siding voucher has been incorrectly prepared, it should be cancelled over the dated signature of the Station Master and both the foils retained intact at the station. (b) As soon as the wagons/vehicles are placed in the siding or at the point of interchange, wherever determined, the Station Master should arrange to the siding user after filling in the particulars of wagons/vehicles placed together with the time of arrival and placement. The signature of the siding user or his authorized representative should be obtained in the appropriate column in the body of the record foil of the siding voucher in token of his acceptance of the placement and receipt of the siding voucher. (c) When the wagons have been released and are available for removal from the siding, the siding user will fill in the required particulars in his foil of the siding voucher and present it to the Station Master for working out the demurrage charges, if any due, and for signature in the appropriate column in the body of the siding voucher. Before signing, the Station Master should fill up the remaining particulars in the record foil of the siding voucher and obtain the signature of the siding user or his authorized representative in the appropriate place at the bottom of the record foil in token of latter's acceptance of the correctness of the particulars entered therein. 2510. Where siding charges are fixed on 'per trip' basis, a trip being defined as 'one movement of the engine to and from the siding for placement and or removal of wagons, whether loaded or empty', a separate siding voucher must be issued for each such trip. In such cases, when a light engine is sent to the siding for pulling out loaded and/or empty wagons lying in the siding, the words 'Light engine' should be recorded on the obverse side of the siding voucher and the details of wagons pulled out should be entered on its reverse side. 2511. Demurrage on wagons/vehicles placed in sidings.—(a) The free time allowed for loading and| or unloading should be calculated in accordance with the rules in force from time to time. Wagons/vehicles detained by the siding user over and above such free lime shall be subject to payment of demurrage charges at the rates in force as notified by individual railway administrations in their local tariffs, rate advices, etc. (b) For sidings where the pilot to pilot system has been introduced, the levy of demurrage charges should be made according to the schedule of placement approved by the railway administration in consultation with the owners of the siding. (c) Demurrage charges accrued on wagons detained in the siding beyond the free time allowed for loading| unloading should be accounted for in the same way as for other public traffic. However, these should be accounted for under a distinct head 'demurrage on wagons/vehicles detained in...........siding' in the station balance sheet, and separate returns submitted for the same. 2512. Shunting of wagons vehicles within the siding.—Where the railway administration has agreed to shunt wagons |vehicles into and out of the siding premises, the siding charges fixed will take into account the cost involved in such placements. However, if the agreement provides for the shunting or the wagons/vehicles by the siding user beyond the point of interchange, it should be ensured by the Station Master that the railway engine does not go beyond the point of interchange unless the Headquarters Divisional Office has specifically permitted it and the additional charges due on this account are paid by the siding user. In such cases, a suitable endorsement, indicating the period for which the shunting was performed beyond the point of interchange, should be made on the relevant siding voucher. The shunting charges accrued should be realized locally and accounted for in the station books and balance sheet under a distinct head 'shunting charges'. At the end of the month, a statement of shunting charges accrued during the month should be prepared and submitted to the Traffic Accounts https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch25_data.htm#2501 2/5 11/22/24, 2:08 PM CHA Office along with the relevant balance sheet in support of the debit entry. In no circumstances, should the shunting charges be included in the charges shown on the relevant invoices way-bills. 2513. Procedure for booking and delivery of traffic in the siding.—Except where otherwise notified, the procedure laid down in this Manual or notified separately by individual railway administrations for booking, delivery and accountal of traffic at railway stations will also apply to traffic booked to or from private/assisted sidings. 2514. Where a Goods Clerk is posted in a siding and his wages and other incidental charges are paid for by the siding user, the loading of outward goods will be supervised and tallied by him, and the railway receipts will be granted at the siding for the specific number of packages loaded. Similarly, unloading of inward goods will be supervised and tallied by him and the book delivery affected at the siding after collection of the railway receipt and freight and other charges due. The freight and other charges due on both inward and outward traffic will be brought to account in the books of the station serving the siding, separate set of books being maintained, if considered necessary. 2515. (a) Where no separate Goods Clerk is posted in a siding, the outward consignments loaded in the siding will be booked at the serving station in the same way as any other consignment. However, owing to the difficulty of making an accurate check of an already loaded wagon/vehicle, a 'said to contain' railway receipt will be granted in all cases in which such a check has not been exercised. In the case of inward traffic, the book delivery will be affected after collection of the railway receipt and freight and other charges due at the serving station before file wagons are placed in the siding on at the point of interchange, where prescribed. The Goods Clerk will neither supervise the loading of outward goods nor the unloading of inward goods. (b) In no circumstances, should the wagons be placed in the siding or on the point of interchange, where prescribed, unless the book delivery has been effected and freight and other charges have been collected at the serving station. In the event of the siding user failing to affect book delivery after the arrival of inward wagons vehicles at the station within the time provided for in the agreement, the usual demurrage charges should be levied as prescribed from time to time. Note.—The railway administration may permit placement of wagons without effecting the book delivery and collecting the freight and other charges due, in specific cases, where it is not possible for operational or other reasons to strictly enforce the instruction contained in (b) above. In such cases, it should be ensured that there is no delay in affecting the book delivery and collecting, the charges due immediately after the wagons are placed in the siding. (c) Should space permit, the siding user may be allowed the option of unloading the goods at the station or in the goods shed serving the siding. In such cases, the wharfage charges should be levied at the goods are not taken delivery of and for removed within the free time allowed for this purpose. (d) Inward wagons/vehicles which arrive at the serving station with defective seals, cut-panels, etc. must not be placed in the siding unless the contests are checked at the station/goods shed. 2516. Freight charges.—(a) Except where otherwise specially notified by the railway administration, freight for traffic booked to or from a siding will be charged and the relevant railway receipts and invoices/way-bills issued, to and from the serving station. However, the name of the siding should be clearly indicated on the wagon/vehicle labels, as laid down in para 1537, so as to facilitate early placement on the wagons on the correct siding at destination station. (b) Where the railway administration has so notified, the traffic may be booked directly to or from the siding, i.e., the railway receipts and invoices way-bills issued to and from the siding itself. In such cases, in addition to the name of the siding to which the consignment is booked, the name of its serving station should also be indicated on the wagon/vehicle labels as indicated below— "Jaipur Udyog Ltd.—Coal siding (Sawai Madhopur)". https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch25_data.htm#2501 3/5 11/22/24, 2:08 PM CHA 2517. Siding Charges.—In addition to freight charges to and from the station serving the siding, Siding charges at the rates laid down in the agreement or notified separately by the railway administration for dealing with the traffic at the sidings should be recovered from the siding users. Surcharge and supplementary charge, wherever due, should also be levied on the siding charges. Except where otherwise notified, the siding charge, including the surcharge and supplementary charge due thereon, should be recovered locally and should not be shown on the in-voice/way-bills. If a siding has been provided with complete facilities for direct reception and despatch of trains and such trains do not require to be dealt with at the station from which the siding takes observing station but run through to or from the siding with railway locomotive or originate from or terminate in the exchange/peripheral yard provided by die siding holder the railway administration will have the powers for levying freight charges on through distance basis upto the buffer end of the siding or the farthest point of the exchange yard instead of levying fright charges upto the serving station and siding charges for haulage of wagons over the siding. 2518. Where a wagon/vehicle supplied for loading in the siding is not utilized and is hauled back empty, demurrage charge due under the rules should be recovered in addition to the siding charge where leviable. 2519. Register of siding charges.—(a) Where siding charges are collected locally, full particulars of the siding charges accrued at the station should be recorded daily in a register of siding charges in Form Com.|S-3 Rev., which will be posted in duplicate by carbon process, separately for each siding. At the end of the month, total of the siding charges as per the register should be reconciled with the relevant figures in the goods cash book and the carbon copy of the register submitted to the Traffic Accounts Office. (b) Full name of the siding as shown in the agreement should be entered in the register of siding charges and against the relevant entry in the station balance sheet. (c) In case no wagon/vehicle was placed in the siding during a month, a 'NIL' statement in Form Com.S-3 Rev. should invariably be submitted to the Traffic Accounts Office. (d) under the sanction of a competent authority, the siding is used by a party other than the one for whom it was originally constructed, separate siding statement should be prepared for each such user. In such cases, the name of the user should be indicated along with the name of the siding In the register of siding charges and in the station balance sheet. 2520. Accounted of siding charges.—The siding charges including the surcharge and supplementary charge thereon where collected locally, should be accounted for under a distinct head 'siding charges' in the relevant cash book and in the station balance sheet. At stations from where more than one siding take off or where one siding is permitted to be used by more than one party, the siding charges will be accounted separately for each such siding and siding user. 2521. Where siding charges are not required to be collected locally but are to be shown on invoices way-bills, the siding charges should not be shown under a distinct head 'siding charges' in the relevant returns and balance sheet. 2522. Sumps and plot facilities within the station yard.—(a) When tank wagons are placed on railway sidings meant for unloading of oil traffic of all consignors, no siding (sump) charges are to be levied. Where, however, special facilities have been given to individual concerns for unloading of tank wagons siding charge should be levied at the rate fixed by the railway administration from time to time. A statement of such charges, party-wise should be prepared in duplicate by carbon process and one copy of the same should be sent to the Traffic Accounts Office every month. In case there is no transaction in any month, a 'NIL' statement should be sent. (b) Similarly, where the plots of land within the railway premises are leased to outsiders as provided in para 3013 and the placements of wagons are made near such plots for the facility of the party, placement charges at the rates notified by the railway administration from time to time https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch25_data.htm#2501 4/5 11/22/24, 2:08 PM CHA should be recovered. Statement of such charge recovered, should be prepared, in duplicate, by carbon process and one copy of the same should be sent to the Traffic Accounts Office. In case there is no such traffic in any particular month, a 'NIL' statement should be sent. 2523. Public sidings.—(a) A public siding is a railway siding laid out at a distance from the main station/goods shed. These sidings are generally open for all traffic, both inward and outward, and can be used by all consignors|consignees|endorsee desirous of using the same. A list of such sidings, together with the traffic for which each siding is open as also the siding charges leviable, is published by individual railway administrations in their local tariffs. (b) Unless otherwise notified by the railway administration concerned, the siding charges accrued on traffic booked to or from a public siding will be collected locally, as in the case of assisted |private sidings, and accounted for under a distinct head indicating the name of the public siding as published in the tariff. (c) The procedure regarding maintenance of record and submission of returns, in connection with the siding charges accrued on the traffic booked to or from a public siding, will be the same as indicated in the preceding paragraphs for assisted/private sidings, except that no separate records need be maintained nor separate returns submitted to the Traffic Accounts Office, in respect of each siding user: only one set of books should be maintained for all the siding users using the same public siding. https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch25_data.htm#2501 5/5