Anantapur: Railways offer sops to boost freight traffic

Guntakal (Anantapur): Railways has been taking several steps to improve the freight traffic. South Central Railway has already set up Business Development Units (BDUs) at both Zonal and Divisional levels. The committee members of these BDUs are in regular touch with freight customers, trade and industry to work out various ways and means to improvise the freight loading. Now, with a view to further increase the freight loading, Railway Board has announced a set of concession and incentive schemes for freight traffic. The main objective of the concession is to attract the short lead traffic by rail.

For freight traffic offered for more than 1,400 kms, freight concession of 20 per cent is given on normal tariff rate (NTR) with floor limit not less than NTR for 1,400 kms. For freight traffic offered for more than 1,600 kms, freight concession of 20 per cent is given on NTR with floor limit not less than NTR for 1,600 kms. For the freight traffic offered for a distance between 701- 1,500 kms, freight concession of 15 per cent is given on NTR with floor limit not less than NTR for 700 kms. For freight traffic offered for more than 1,500 kms, freight concession of 20 per cent is given on NTR with floor limit not less than NTR for 700 kms.

Fly ash in bagged or loose/bulk condition when loaded in open wagons (BOXN type), 40 per cent concession is applicable on NTR. Fly ash in bagged condition when loaded in flat wagons (BRN type), a freight concession of 40 per cent is applicable on NTR, whereas, if loaded in covered wagons will be charged at NTR of LR1 class.