law: Railways Act, 1989
  89. Power to declare notified stations.  
  (1) The Central Government may, if it is satisfied that it is
  
  necessary that goods entrusted for carriage by train intended solely for the
  
  carriage of goods to any railway station should be removed without delay from
  
  such railway station declare, by notification, such railway station to be a
  
  notified station for such period as may be specified in the notification:
  Provided  that before declaring any railway station to
  
  be a notified station under this subsection, the Central Government shall have
  
  regard. to all or any of the following factors, namely:- 
  (a) the volume of traffic and the storage space available at
  
  such railway station;
  (b) the nature and quantities of goods generally booked to such
  
  railway station;
  (c) the scope for causing scarcity of such goods by not removing
  
  them for long periods from such railway station and the hardship which such
  
  scarcity may cause to the community;
  (d) the number of wagons likely to be held up at such railway
  
  station if goods are not removed there from quickly and the need for quick
  
  movement and availability of such wagons;
  (e) such other factors (being relevant from. the point of view
  
  of the interest of the general public) as may be prescribed:
  Provided  further that the period specified in any
  
  notification, issued under this sub-section in respect of any railway station
  
  shall not exceeds six months in the first instance, but such period may, by
  
  notification, be extended from time to time by a period not exceeding six
  
  months on each occasion.
  (2) If any person entrusting any goods to a railway
  
  administration to be carried to a notified station makes an application in such
  
  form and manner as may be prescribed and specifies therein the address of the
  
  person to whom intimation by registered post of the arrival of the goods at the
  
  notified station shall be given and pays the postage charges required for
  
  giving such intimation, the railway administration shall, as soon as may be
  
  after the arrival of the goods at the notified station, send such intimation
  
  accordingly.
  (3) There shall be exhibited at a conspicuous place at each
  
  notified station a statement in the prescribed form setting out the description
  
  of the goods which by reason of the fact that they have not been removed from
  
  the station within a period of seven days from the termination of transit
  
  thereof are liable to be sold, in accordance with the provision, of sub-section
  
  (1) of section 90 by public auction and the dates on which they would be so
  
  sold:
  Provided  that different statements may be so exhibited
  
  in respect of goods proposed to be sold on different dates.
  (4) If the goods specified in any statement to be exhibited
  
  under sub-section (3) include essential commodities, the railway servant
  
  preparing the statement shall, as soon as may be after the preparation of such
  
  statement, forward a copy thereof to- 
  (a) the representative of the Central
  
  Government nominated by that Government in this behalf,
  (b) the representative of the State
  
  Government, nominated by that Government in this behalf; and
  (c) the District Magistrate within the local
  
  limits of whose Jurisdiction the railway station is situated.