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Railways notifies 5% freight rate discount for all container train operators

6 Aug 2020 5:24 PM IST
August 6, 2020: Indian Railways has announced five percent freight rate discount for all container train operators to attract more containers to the...
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DFCCIL plans to connect the inland waterways from Varanasi to the eastern corridor to provide direct connectivity from Haldia Port to Ludhiana.

Confident to complete entire 2800 km corridor projects by 2022: DFCCIL MD

30 July 2020 2:40 PM IST
July 30, 2020: A K Sachan, managing director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) said that being one of the most prestigious...
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On July 27, total 1039 no. of rakes loaded with freight which includes 76 rakes of food grain, 67 rakes of fertilizer, 49 rakes of steel, 113 rakes of cement, 113 rakes of iron ore and 363 rakes of coal.

Railways’ July 27 freight traffic overtakes last year’s; speed doubled

29 July 2020 10:40 AM IST
July 29, 2020: Indian Railways’ freight traffic on July 27, 2020 overtook that of the same day last year with 3.13 metric tonnes cargo while doubling...
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The company is also planning to deploy 4 such rakes on a dedicated basis in this circuit.

International Container Terminal flags off maiden rake from VCT to ICD Jajpur 

27 July 2020 11:29 AM IST
July 27, 2020: International Cargo Terminal (ICT), under the aegis of J. M. Baxi Group, deployed its maiden rake for Jindal Stainless (ICD Jajpur) in...
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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 sends first-ever export container train to Bangladesh

25 July 2020 5:17 PM IST
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...
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Scheduled to start service on August 5, 2020, the train will move freight between Sanath Nagar in Hyderabad and Adarsh Nagar in New Delhi.

India launches its first-ever time-tabled goods train between HYD & DEL

24 July 2020 3:35 PM IST
July 24, 2020: South Central Railway (SCR) of Indian Railways has launched India’s first-ever Cargo Express, a time-tabled goods train between...
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Before joining Virgin Hyperloop, Raja was an SVP at Hyundai-Aptiv Autonomous Driving Joint Venture, focused on commercializing L4 autonomous driving technology.

Virgin Hyperloop appoints Raja Narayanan as Chief Financial Officer

24 July 2020 1:24 PM IST
July 24, 2020: Virgin Hyperloop announced the appointment of Raja Narayanan as its chief financial officer. Raja will oversee all finance and business...
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The cost per tonne for carrying by special parcel express was Rs 4,608 and which is very cheap and economical as compared to road transport which will cost up to Rs 7,000 per tonne.

Railways carries 384T dry chillies in first-ever special parcel train to Bangladesh

14 July 2020 10:45 AM IST
July 14, 2020: For the first time ever, the Indian Railways loaded special parcel train with 384 tonnes of dry chillies from Reddipalem in Guntur...
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From April 1 to June 9 Railways loaded 12.56 million tonnes of food grains as compared to 6.7 million tonnes in the same period last year.

Railways moved 82 million tonnes essentials in May, 25% more than April

11 Jun 2020 2:49 PM IST
June 11, 2020: In the month of May, Indian Railways has transported 82.27 million tonnes of essential commodities compare to 65.14 million tonnes in...
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During the lockdown, Maersk has experienced up to 30% increase in movement on rail as compared to times prior to lockdown.

Maersk offers rail solutions to Indian exporters amid trucks shortage

5 Jun 2020 1:08 PM IST
June 5, 2020: Maersk decided to ramp up its rail solutions for its customers including some of India’s largest petrochemical companies and automotive...
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These tanks could move up to a speed of 110km/hr while being attached to passenger trains and facilitate the safe and speedy transportation of milk.

Research arm of Indian Railways launches high capacity milk tanker

25 May 2020 5:17 PM IST
May 25, 2020: Research Designs & Standards Organisation, the research arm of Indian Railways, launched new milk transporting tanker that could hold...
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The cargo service that will take eight days to complete is expected to decrease Nepal%u2019s dependency on India for its freight transportation.

China launches road-rail freight service to Nepal from Xi’an

25 May 2020 3:56 PM IST
May 25, 2020: China Railway Xi'an Group and China Railway Container Transport together launched a road-rail freight service from Xi'an, China’s...
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