How many wagons in a rake




















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View More. You can register demand for wagons online from the place of your convenience using our e-Demand Service. First you will have to get yourself registered with us. Alternatively, you may submit a forwarding note, containing details of Commodity, Originating and Destination points Railway Locations etc. Click here to find out the class of commodity. As responsibility of unloading lies with the consignee.

In case material is not removed within prescribed free time , w harfage charges are levied on per wagon per hour basis. Normally freight trains are moved in standard size of block rakes full rake of different type of wagons. When full rake is loaded, Train-load rates are charged whereas if number of wagons loaded is less than standard size of rake, Wagon-load rates are charged which are slightly higher than Train-load rates. On an average 65 ton goods is loaded in a wagon and minimum volume of goods for loading standard size of rake is approx ton in case of bagged consignments to be carried in covered wagons and approximate tons in case of loose consignments to be carried in open wagons.

Checkout the nearest Freight Terminals opened for booking of particular commodity. Click here to find out destination freight terminal opened for handling of particular commodity. Hence passenger trains can have maximum 24 coaches. It varies from 12 to 24 coaches based on the route and train type. When it comes to goods train, even it should not exceed the loop line length for the same reasons. Generally, the wagons in one rake can be from 40 to 58 maximum based on the length of the boxes.

Why goods train has 58 wagons, passenger train has only 24 coaches?



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