Rlys starts advance booking for logistic space
   Date :27-Sep-2020

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Staff Reporter :
 
TAKING a note towards request of logistic providers and parcel customers, Bhopal Railways have launched a system of advance booking parcel space 120 days prior. This will help logistic providers and parcel customers to plan well in advance their cargo movement schedules. Besides, this will also attract more crowd for parcels at the railways.
 
This advance booking of goods space will be in a specific train. Amidst the emerging situation of pandemic, Bhopal Railway is working for transportation of essential commodities across the country. Railway is providing attractive schemes which includes advance space booking with 10 % payment. Process of space booking will remain same like the ticket reservation of passenger trains. Railways assure to transport the goods and also take responsibility of loading the goods from station platform.
 
This scheme will help railways to gain credibility and traders will be ensured towards better transportation of goods. Traders wish to book advance space for goods can contact the concerned Chief Parcel Invigilator 120 days prior. They require to submit only 10 per cent amount of the fare in advance and remaining 90 per cent fare will be submitted 72 hours before the arrival of train. Besides, railway is also providing parcel cargo special trains on demand of traders. At present, railways booked transportation of goods and loaded the product in train as per availability. Sometimes due to lack of space, goods remain lying on the platform. It creates chaos for the traders.