E way Bill Required For Railway Transport For Transportation of Goods

When Transporting Goods By Rail, The Following Information Must Be Included In The E way bill:

• Transport Document Number (or RR Number)
• Date of the Transport Document Number
• Approximate distance to be covered in kilometres
• You get a receipt (known as Railways Receipt or RR) from the railways as an acknowledgement that the goods will be transported through rail. It has an 11 digit number called an FNR in the top left corner, which transporters can use to track the transit status of the goods.

Goods being transported by rail are generally brought to the railway station via road transport. For this transportation of goods to the intermediary location (i.e. the railway station), an e-way bill would already have been generated. Part B would mention the details of the vehicle transporting the goods to the railway station. All that remains to be done now is for Part B to be updated with the RR number. The supplier, agent, or any other person concerned is responsible for getting the RR number and updating it on the e-way bill.

Part B of the E-way bill can be updated before or after the journey starts. However, the update should have been made before the final delivery; otherwise, the  e way bill  is considered invalid and cannot be used to take delivery of the goods to the final destination. E-Way Bills are not required by the Indian Railways, although they still need to carry valid invoices, delivery challans, etc.