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You can contact the Singh Railway station manager of the concerned from where you want to book the parcel, or you can book the package near the warehouse.
Parcel booking is usually allowed on all passenger trains. Besides, several Parcel Special trains are also comprised only of Parcel Vans.
All parcels must be securely packed in boxes, trunks, strong baskets or strong gunny, etc., to withstand the strain of handling and to transfer incidental to their transportation by rail.
Singh Railway Transport Receipt given to the consignor at the time of booking can be quoted to check the consignment status.
Yes, there is a time limit within which the consignee has to collect the parcel to avoid paying wharfage charges.
You have to execute a document known as ‘Forwarding Note’ duly furnishing details of the consignments to be booked as well as details of the consignor and consignee. Besides this, an undertaking in the prescribed format shall be given stating that an e-way bill will be generated and produced before taking delivery. However, if the value of the consignment is less than Rs. 50,000/-, the consignor shall give an undertaking to this effect.
Parcels can be booked up to 6 hours before the trains depart from that station.
Commodities listed in Red Tariff, offensive, contraband, dangerous, explosive, flammable, Gold and silver, Drugs, etc., are prohibited for carriage as a parcel.
The maximum permissible weight and dimensions of any package/article which can be accepted for booking are as under:
Parcel booking/delivery is allowed at around 150 stations on Singh Railway Transport. Booking/delivery of a parcel from these stations can be made in those passenger trains with a scheduled stop of at least 10 minutes at that particular station.
Yes, a Parcel Van can be booked. Singh Railway Parcel Service also has Parcel Van at some point.
