Mini Mock Test on Railway Goods and Parcel Booking

The optional Premium Indent scheme requires payment of a 15% premium on the base freight.

The minimum chargeable distance for goods traffic on Indian Railways is typically 100 kilometers. Regardless of the actual distance traveled, if the distance is less than 100 km, freight charges are levied based on this minimum distance. This rule applies to general goods traffic, specific crane haulage, and some other specialized transport, with exceptions for short-lead concessions.

The maximum weight for a single parcel package on Broad Gauge (BG) and Metre Gauge (MG) is 150 kg.

As per Section 106 of the Railways Act, claims must be preferred within 6 months from the date of booking.

A “Said to contain RR” is issued when railway staff cannot physically verify the count or supervise the loading.

The free allowance for AC 2-Tier and First Class (FC) is 50 kg per adult passenger.

In PMS, the 1st foil (Receipt) is Red, 2nd (Accounts) is Green, 3rd (Invoice) is Blue, and 4th (Record) is Black.

When a physical Railway Receipt (RR) is lost, a Certified True Copy of the Invoice (or simply an “Extracted Invoice”) is prepared by the forwarding station and submitted to the destination station to allow for the delivery of goods.

Luggage carried by the passenger in their charge is charged at 1.5 times the Scale L rate.

Dogs booked in the Brake Van are charged at the Scale L rate plus a 25% surcharge.

According to the poultry loading table, the limit for small ducks is 27 per container.

If the time interval between the first placement and subsequent placements is more than two hours, the excess time over two hours is treated as dies-non.

When a rake is placed in multiple spurs (or multiple placements in one spur), the “dies-non” period is the interval exceeding two hours between the first placement and any subsequent placement. This excess time (>2 hours) is deducted from the total detention time to calculate the deemed release time.

The Forwarding Note is a legal document and an agreement between the consignor and the Railways as per the Railways Act, 1989.

The registration fee for a standard rake on BG/MG is Rs. 1,00,000.

While coal attracts a 10% LPC, general goods traffic is charged a 5% Late Payment Charge.

Traffic booked for distances up to 50 km receives a 50% concession on the NTR (except for specific restricted commodities).

As per the rules for booking explosives, no single package containing explosive goods shall exceed 50 kilograms.

Schedule A of the PTO is reserved for Military traffic sponsored by MILRAIL and approved by the Railway Board.

For the carriage of human remains, a standard weight of 200 kg is charged.

Only 50% of the actual time taken during these night hours is counted against the free time allowed.

Registration for a Wagon Leasing Company with the Ministry of Railways is valid for 35 years.

For EOL sidings, the free time for loading steel or bagged goods in open rakes is 6 hours.

Under Section 103 of the Railways Act, liability is limited to Rs. 50 per kg for goods and Rs. 100 per kg for baggage unless a higher value is declared and PCEV is paid

For Goods traffic, mis-declaration results in a charge of 4 times the applicable class.

Customers with earnings above Rs. 100 Crore are categorized as Platinum Card Holders.