Indian Railways sends first-ever export container train to Bangladesh

July 25, 2020: Indian Railways has send its first-ever export container train to Bangladesh on Friday from CONCOR’s Container Freight Station (CFS) at Majerhat in Kolkata to Benapole through integrated check post (ICP) at Petrapole.

With total 50 containers, the train carried FMCG in 40 and fabrics in 10 while the Indian exporters were Procter & Gamble, Arvind Ltd and Vardhaman Textiles.

Indian Railways had recently loaded, for the first time ever, a special parcel train to Bangladesh with 384 tonnes of dry chillies from Reddipalem in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh.

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One more first in facilitation of export to Bangladesh by Indian Customs.
Indian Customs at Kolkata facilitated the inaugural run of train with 50 containers under ECTS from CFS CONCOR ,Majerhat, Kolkata to Benapole, Bangladesh through ICP Petrapole. pic.twitter.com/6mewuQqrxp

— Kolkata Customs (@kolkata_customs) July 24, 2020