Booking of Parcels
All types of commodities including luggage, will be charged uniformly at the following four scales of rates namely scale – R, Scale- P , Scale L & Scale – S
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Scale
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Type of service
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Type of train
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Scale–R
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Rajdhani Parcel service
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All Rajdhani Exp.trains
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Scale–P
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Premier Parcel service
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Notified Mail/Express trains, Shatabdi Exp. trains and all special parcel trains.
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Scale–S
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Standard Parcel service
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All ordinary passenger trains & other Mail/Express trains and Shatabdi Express trains.
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Scale– L
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Luggage service
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All kinds of luggage by all parcel services
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Registered Newspapers and Magazines are booked at concessional rate, uniformly at 45% of scale- S rates by all trains, including Rajdhani Express trains,
Minimum distance of charge for all parcels, except registered newspapers and magazines, is 50 kms. and the minimum is Rs. 30/-.
The maximum permissible weight and outside the dimensions of any package/ article, which can be accepted for booking, except by previous arrangements are as under:
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Gauges
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Maximum weight
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Maximum Dimensions
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Broad Gauge
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150 kgs
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2.0 mtsx 1.5 mts x 1.25 mts.
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Metre Gauge
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150 kgs
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2.0 mtsx 1.5 mts x 1.25 mts.
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Narrow Gauge
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125 kgs
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1.5 mts. x 1.07 mts x1.00 mts.
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Parcels will be charged either by actual weight or by weight derived on volume basis whichever is higher. For this purpose each 28.00 cubic decimeters of volume or its fraction will be equivalent to 4.00 kgms.
Any package whose weight exceeds 100 kgms or whose outside measurements exceed 1.0 mt x 1.0 mt x 0.7 mt will be treated as “bulky article “ and charged at double the normal rate. However, if anyone of the measurement does not exceed by 10% , provided its weight on volumetric basis does not exceed 100 kgs a tolerance of 10 % in any one of the outer dimension is permissible.
Minimum distance for charge for registered newspapers and magazines is 250 kms and the minimum charge is Rs. 2. For more details please contact Parcel Office at the nearest railway station.
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