TRANSPORT PRODUCTS: These are various transportation options differentiated
primarily by the volume of traffic and include following services:-
(a)
Block Rake: - It is a train carrying
wagons for a single destination. Composition of Block rakes composed of
different types of wagons are notified by Railway board will be booked at Train
Load rate.
(b) Mini Rake:- This is a short rake
with a composition shorter than the specified number of wagons required for a
block rake. Mini rake can be loaded at TLR under the following conditions:
1.
It will have a minimum composition of 20 wagons.
2.
It can be booked to or from any notified full rake or half rake terminal.
3.
Free time for loading/unloading will be 5 hours.
4.
It can be loaded only up to 400 kms.
(c) Two Point Rake:-It is a train
carrying wagons for two terminals. Two point Rake can be loaded at Train Load
Rate under the following conditions:-
(a)
Originating terminal should be notified full or half rake terminal.
(ii)
Destination terminal should not be more than 200 kms apart in busy season 400 kms
apart in lean season.
(iii)
Minimum 10 wagons should be loaded for each destination.
(d) Multi Point Rake:- This is a train
carrying wagons for more than two destinations. Multi point rake can be booked
at TLR under the following conditions:
(i)
Originating terminal and each destination terminal should be notified full rake
or half Terminal.
(ii)
No two destination terminals can be more than 200 kms apart.
(iii)
Minimum 10 wagons should be loaded for each destination.
(e) Two and Multi Point Rake:- (Other
than covered wagons) Such type of rake can be loaded at LR under the following
conditions:
(i)
Both the station should be notified full rake/half rake terminals.
(ii)
Minimum 10 wagons should be loaded for each station.
(f) Rakes from Two Originating Terminals
(covered wagons):- Rakes from two originating terminals Covered wagons can
be loaded at TLR under the following conditions:
(i)Two
point combinations from which loading is permitted, will be notified by the Zonal
Railway.
(ii)Each
notified terminal should be a notified full/half rake terminals.
(iii)Destination terminal should be notified
full/half rake terminals.
(iv)Two
loading terminals must be less than 200 kms. Apart.
(v)
Minimum 10 wagons should be loaded from each terminal.
(g) Rakes from two Originating Terminals
(Other than covered wagons):
Booking
at TLR will be allowed under the following conditions:-
(i)Each
terminal should be notified full/half rake terminal.
(ii)Destination
terminal should also be open for full/half rake.
(iii)Minimum
10 wagons should be loaded from each terminal.
(iv)Indent
should be for complete Block rake.
(h) Multicommodity Block Rake:- Block
Rake of multi commodity will be booked according to following conditions:-
1.
Both the originating and destination should be notified full rake/half rake points.
2.
The total number of wagons indented and loaded should be according to the number
of Block Rake.
3.
Each wagon will contain one commodity. But different wagons can contain different
commodities.
4.
The customer will have to pay season surcharge or congestion surcharge also.