Free Time • Demurrage • Wharfage • Stacking — separate clocks, connected rules.
⚙ SPECIAL / MANUAL RULE OVERRIDE Normal users do not need this. Open only when CAiR cannot resolve the applicable terminal / special rule automatically.
DEMURRAGE • Railway-owned stock under the applicable terminal free-time profile.
OPERATION DETAILS
NORMAL WORKFLOW: Enter only the operational facts below. CAiR keeps terminal / ownership / special-condition logic in the background. Use the collapsed manual override above only for an exceptional case that cannot yet be auto-resolved.
CAiR FREE TIME: Open wagon + mechanized unloading → 07:00 under the base goods shed/siding free-time table. Free Time remains editable because later/special/zonal instructions may alter the applicable allowance.
DEMURRAGE INTELLIGENCE • CORRIGENDUM NO. 61
ACTUAL DETENTION—
FREE TIME—
FREE TIME EXPIRES—
DEMURRAGE HOURS—
Working-hour reckoning will appear here after calculation.
GRADED DEMURRAGE BREAK-UP
Enter the operational details and calculate.—
TOTAL DEMURRAGE₹ 0
WHARFAGE • CONCURRENT CHECK
TOTAL WHARFAGE₹ 0
TOTAL TERMINAL CHARGES₹ 0
Current charging basis: ₹150 per 8-wheeled wagon per hour or part thereof for detention beyond permissible free time. Graded slabs: 0–6h base; >6–12h +10%; >12–24h +25%; >24–48h +50%; >48–72h 2×; >72–96h 3×; >96h 6× (Penal Demurrage Rate).
CONCURRENT WHARFAGE: Demurrage and Wharfage remain separate charge heads. To assess both in one transaction, select the Goods Shed Group and enter Consignment Removed At. CAiR will show the Wharfage amount separately and identify the period, if any, during which both charges run concurrently.
WHARFAGE INTELLIGENCE • NORMAL WHARFAGE
GROUP-I • FREE TIME FOR REMOVAL12 WORKING HOURS
GROUP-II • FREE TIME FOR REMOVAL15 WORKING HOURS
GROUP-III • FREE TIME FOR REMOVAL72 WORKING HOURS
OUTWARD GOODS • WAGON EQUIVALENTFor goods brought to the station for loading, 60 tonnes = 1 wagon for Wharfage. Any fraction is rounded up to the next wagon.Board illustration: 450 t ÷ 60 = 7.5 → 8 wagons.
AUTHORITY CHAIN Rates Circular 21 of 2007 • Wharfage framework & wagon-equivalent rule Rates Circular 05 of 2013 • ₹150 / ₹120 / ₹75 per wagon per hour or part Corrigendum 28 of 2022 • Group-III removal free time revised to 72 working hours
WHARFAGE INTELLIGENCE
TOTAL WHARFAGE₹ 0
MULTIPLE / PART PLACEMENT • DEMURRAGE INTELLIGENCE
THE LOGICSometimes an entire rake cannot be placed for loading or unloading at one time. The rake is divided into parts and those parts are placed one after another on the same spur, or separately on more than one spur.
Where applicable, qualifying gaps are treated as Dies Non. CAiR uses the actual placement timings, the declared Goods Shed working hours and the prescribed free time to calculate the correct free-time reckoning point before checking actual release.
PARTA portion of the rake placed separately because the entire rake cannot be handled at one time.
SPURThe particular loading / unloading line on which that part of the rake is placed.
PLACEMENT INTELLIGENCE
FREE-TIME RECKONING POINT—
RELEASE TIME • EACH PART
Enter the actual release time of every placed part. CAiR preserves each part's release separately and uses the latest part release as the rake release for the final detention check.
MULTIPLE-PLACEMENT DETENTION
CHARGEABLE DEMURRAGE DETENTION—
Authority: Corrigendum No.47 to Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0. Multiple / Part Placement now sits on the Demurrage side: CAiR reckons the applicable free-time point first, then compares the actual part-wise releases to determine excess detention.
STACKING INTELLIGENCE • ADVANCE STACKING
1 • INDENTRegistered indent required
2 • PERMISSIONAdvance stacking permission
3 • PERIODMaximum 5 days
4 • WAGON SUPPLYThen loading clock takes over
WHO CAN AVAIL
You must already have a registered wagon indent. When asking for permission, give the indent details and confirm that the goods are stacked at your own risk.
PERMITTED PERIOD
The permitted stacking period can vary by location, but it cannot be more than 5 days. Use the period actually approved for that location.
WHEN WAGONS ARE SUPPLIED
When stacking is complete, or the approved stacking period ends, the wagons may be supplied against the indent. After wagons are supplied, the normal loading free-time clock starts. If the goods then remain beyond the applicable removal free time, Wharfage can apply.
RAILWAY SUPPLY DELAY
No stacking charge just because the wagons arrive late. If Railway does not supply wagons immediately after stacking is complete or the permitted period ends, that delay by itself does not create stacking charge.
CANCELLATION WITHIN 15 DAYS
If you cancel the wagon indent within 15 days from the first day of stacking, stacking charge applies for the whole period the goods remained stacked.
CANCELLATION AFTER 15 DAYS
If you cancel after 15 days and wagons have still not been supplied, no stacking charge is levied. Remove the goods within 24 hours; after that, Wharfage can apply.
AUTHORITY: Rates Circular No.21 of 2007, Paras 7.1–7.13. Stacking charge, where leviable, follows the Wharfage rate framework as amended from time to time.
FREE TIME INTELLIGENCE • GOODS SHEDS & SIDINGS
THE STARTING CLOCK
Permissible loading/unloading free time is determined by wagon type + mechanized/manual handling + operation. Loading by JCB / payloader is treated as mechanized loading.
PART PLACEMENT
Where placement capacity is less than a rake, free time starts with the first part placement; qualifying intervening gaps are treated as Dies Non. Demurrage for excess detention applies to the entire rake.
POL SIDING • WORKING HOURS≤ 12 RAKES/MONTH → 06:00–22:00> 12 RAKES/MONTH → ROUND-THE-CLOCK
Category is based on the average of the six highest-traffic months of the preceding year, rounded to the nearest whole number. Where the terminal also unloads LPG, the applicable POL/LPG rake count is included. Effective 01.01.2025.
TARPAULIN COVERING+1 HOUR PER RAKE
For applicable open-wagon loose/bulk traffic requiring tarpaulin covering during loading.
JCB / PAYLOADERMECHANIZED LOADING
Loading by payloader is treated as mechanized loading.
CONTAINER • INDO-NEPAL03:00 SINGLE • 05:00 DOUBLE
Where container commodity is handled by sling crane: 06:00 single operation / 08:00 double operation.
EXTRA SHUNTING+2 HOURS
For extra shunting for placement/removal, subject to any lower allowance already fixed by an earlier Time & Motion Study.
TANK WAGON CLEANING • EDIBLE OIL+4 HOURS PER RAKE
Private siding / goods shed • change of product • cleaning, mopping, coating and drying. Extended till further advice by Rates Circular No.02 of 2025.
CNSR/CNSG closes and secures the wagon doors after loading/unloading • Railway staff ensures proper securing before departure.
PART PLACEMENTDIES-NON WHERE APPLICABLE
Free time starts with first part placement; qualifying intervening gaps are excluded as prescribed.
AUTHORITY: Rates Circular No.74 of 2005, Para 2.2 and applicable amendments/clarifications. Base free-time values are cross-checked against the current Konkan Railway published Free Time table. POL siding working-hours guidance follows Railway Board No.2023/TT-II/13/P(Mech), dated 16.12.2024, effective 01.01.2025. Special, zonal and later amending instructions remain capable of changing the applicable free time in a particular case.
STABLING CHARGE • CURRENT RATE
WHEN STABLING CONDITIONS APPLY • PRIVATELY OWNED STOCK₹705 / WAGON / DAY OR PART
—₹ 0
TOTAL STABLING CHARGE₹ 0
Applicability guard: Stabling is for privately owned stock detained at Railway premises because the party is unable or declines to receive it in its siding. If such stock is detained inside the private siding or a railway siding meant for handling that stock, no Stabling/Demurrage is levied. OYW-A/B, WIS and jointly owned wagons follow the separate Demurrage rules. Current rate authority: Railway Board letter dated 22.04.2026 / Corrigendum No.62 • ₹705 per wagon per day or part • 01.05.2026–30.04.2027.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS • VERIFIED RULE MATRIX
COMMODITY / HANDLING
Top-open loose/bulk + tarpaulin: +1 hour per rake during loading. Edible-oil tank + change of product: +4 hours cleaning at private siding/goods shed. Crane handling: use crane table regardless of wagon-family table.
COAL / IRON ORE • NOTIFIED TERMINALS
Zonal Railway may notify 03:00 mechanized loading and 05:00 mechanized unloading of open rakes under the prescribed conditions. CAiR applies this only when the user confirms that the notification is actually in force for the terminal.
HOPPER SUPPLIED AGAINST OPEN INDENT
When Hopper stock is supplied because Open wagons are unavailable, Open-wagon free time applies irrespective of commodity, unless the Hopper is handled on the hopper system. This arrangement was extended till further advice.
PRIVATE / ASSISTED SIDINGS
Non-through-distance siding: normally +2:00 extra shunting time, subject to any lower earlier T&M value. Through-distance siding: no automatic extra time, except a specifically approved case. Siding-owner loco may attract +3:00 qualifying bunching allowance.
OTHER STEEL PLANTS • NON-EOL
Separate free-time table applies. For loading, a +5:00 block-rake allowance is available; qualifying bunching allowance is +2:00. Seven old steel plants remain a separate plant-specific regime.
EOL TERMINALS
Separate EOL table applies. Open-rake loading is 06:00 for steel and 03:00 for other consignments; Zonal Railway may allow 06:00 for bagged consignments in open wagons. Hopper 03:00/02:00; BCNHL 08:00/08:00; Covered other than BCNHL 06:00/06:00; Tank 05:00/05:00; Flat 06:00/06:00. BCNHL was separated from the generic Covered-rake rule by Corrigendum No.59, effective 17.07.2025.
PORT-SPECIFIC FREE TIME
At the specified ports, total free time is fixed by Time & Motion study, capped at 15h for single and 24h for double operation, while lower existing times at specified Vizag/Chennai ore locations continue. CAiR therefore requires the locally authorised value rather than inventing one.
PRIVATE STOCK • LOCATION DECIDES THE CHARGE
Private stock held at Railway premises because the party cannot / declines to receive it → Stabling. Private stock inside its private siding or a railway siding meant for handling that stock → no Stabling/Demurrage. PFT/GCT by itself is not enough; CAiR asks the exact detention context.
PRIVATE WAGON SCHEMES ARE NOT ONE CATEGORY
OYW-A/B and WIS: normal-user Demurrage rules. Jointly owned: normal-user Demurrage at 50% rate. Concessionaire train: separate TT procedure. Departmental stock also has separate applicability.
AUTHORITY CHAIN: Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 Compendium updated through Dec-2024; Rates Circular No.02 of 2025 (seven-old-steel-plant and edible-oil extensions till further advice); Corrigendum No.59 dated 14.07.2025, effective 17.07.2025 (BCNHL at EOL = 08:00/08:00); Corrigendum No.61 dated March 2026 (Demurrage / Penal Demurrage); Corrigendum No.62 dated 22.04.2026 (Stabling rate). Local/Zonal notifications remain decisive where the Board rule expressly delegates terminal-specific free time.
ACTIVE: Background Rule Engine • Demurrage • Wharfage • Stacking • Free Time • Stabling • Special Conditions. HELD: Waiver remains inactive until its full authority workflow is wired.