Customer facilities at Goods Shed – Railway Board

16-04-2023

As per letter No. TC-1/2023/304/1(3421419)   dt:/3 04.2023 Regarding Customer facilities at Goods Shed Railway Board has been decided that Zonal Railways should make concerted efforts for provision of facilities at Goods Sheds to enhance customer experience and to attract more business. For facilitating loading, following facilities should be provided as far as possible at Goods shed, Wharf /adjoining circulating area and approach roads as per extant technical specifications issued by concerned directorates of Railway Board. A) GOODS SHEDS: a. Full rake loading/unloading facilities b. Provision of mechanized handling facilities c. Drainage facility within Goods Shed to avoid

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FACT SHEET OF WESTERN DFC
January 9, 2021

The Dedicated Freight Corridor shall transform the transportation sector and will create more capacity o­n trunk routes of Indian Railways as goods trains shall ply o­n Dedicated Freight Corridor. The Indian Railways is the lifeline of the nation. To make India a five trillion economy it is essential to develop transport networks at the fast

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Ministry of Railways introduces Policy regarding Premium Indent to facilitate freight customers.
December 23, 2020

Ministry of Railways has introduced the policy regarding Premium Indent on 11th December 2020 to facilitate freight customers. Under this policy, if a customer places request for Premium Indent, allotment of rakes will be given priority on two days as notified under Preferential Traffic Order issued by Traffic Transportation directorate of

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Ministry of Railways issues “Policy on Development of Goods-sheds”at small/road-side stations through Private Investment
October 16, 2020

Aiming at augmenting terminal capacity through private participation by allowing setting up of new goods-shed facilities and developing existing goods-sheds (which Railways are unable to do due to lack of resources) at a larger number of stations, Ministry of Railways have issued a Policy on Development of Goods-sheds at small/road-side stations

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Rangia Division of NFR rolls out Electronic Transmission of Railway Receipt (eT-RR)
October 18, 2019

Rangiya Division of N. F. Railway has chosen to go paperless, as far as goods business is concerned, w.e.f. 1st August 2019, by rolling out eT-RR (Electronic Transmission of Railway Receipt) by replacing RR. RR (Railway Receipt) is a vital document, in the entire chain of freight business of Railways. It is like an acknowledgement of receipt of

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How are freight wagons classifed by Indian Railway ?
June 29, 2019

The following codes are used now for classifying freight wagons . The classification scheme is not entirely systematic. Older wagons especially have codes that are not easily explained in this way. But in general an optional gauge code is followed by a type code which is followed by an indication of the coupler and whether the wagon is

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January 23, 2019

चंडीगढ़ में ट्रिब्यून राउंड अबाउट पर फ्लाईओवर बनाने का रास्ता साफ हो गया है। बीते एक साल से अधर में लटके इस प्रोजेक्ट को मिनिस्ट्री

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