Description - DEFINATIONS.

Rail Traffic –The traffic transported by railways (trains) is known as Rail Traffic. It includes Goods Traffic and Coaching Traffic.

Goods Traffic –The traffic which is carried by goods trains is known as goods traffic. Goods traffic is accepted in Wagon Load and Train Load.

Coaching Traffic- The traffic which is carried by coaching trains is known as Coaching Traffic. Coaching Trains includes Ordinary, M/Exp, Super Fast, Rajdhani Shatabdi, Janshatabdi, Garib Rath and Parcel trains. Rates of coaching traffic are comparatively higher than Goods Traffic.

On accounting point of view Rail Traffic has been classified as under:-

1) Local Traffic - The traffic which originates from a station on a Zonal Railway and terminates on another station of the same Zonal Railway is known as Local Traffic.

2) Foreign Traffic –The traffic which originates on station of a Zonal Railway and terminates on a station of another Zonal Railway is known as Foreign Traffic. The Traffic which originates at the station of a Zonal Railway and terminates on other station of the same Zonal Rai

3) Through Traffic – The Traffic which neither originates nor terminates on the Zonal Railway but is carried through that Zonal Railway, such traffic is known as Through Traffic for that Zonal Railways.

Rail traffic is accepted as the following places.

A) Station - This office is situated besides Railway track, Trains hault at this place and various types of traffic is dealt with.

B)City Booking Office: With the purpose of reducing rush at stations and providing facilities to passengers, the offices which are opened in the middle heart of big cities for handling different types of traffic are known as City Booking Offices. In these offices tickets are issued to passengers and Luggage /Parcels are also booked here. The fare collected at City Booking office from passenger is the same as collected at station. But in case of Luggage and Parcels CBO charges are collected in addition to normal freight. In this office, Railway employees are posted.

C) City Booking Agency (CBA): The functions under taken in this office are same as performed at a CBO, but these functions are performed by employees appointed by contractor.

D) Out Agency (OA): To facilitate rail traffic from Industrial Areas, where there is no railway line or it is not possible to lay railway line to that area, with the purpose of capturing additional traffic the offices which are opened in such areas are known as OA. Contractors are appointed for transporting the goods accepted at Out Agency to Railway stations. Out Agency charges are collected in addition to normal freight on goods booked from Out Agency.