Railways Act, 1989 · Chapter IX: Carriage of Goods
Section 61: Maintenance of rate-books, etc., for carriage of goods
Every railway administration shall maintain, at each station and at such other places where goods are received for carriage, the rate-books or other documents which shall contain the rate authorised for the carriage of goods from one station to another and make them available for the reference of any person during all reasonable hours without payment of any fee.
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