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The plan is to create capacity ahead of demand, which in turn would cater to future growth in demand right up to 2050 and also increase the modal share of Railways to 45 percent in freight traffic.

Railways plans to increase freight traffic share with national rail plan

24 March 2021 5:48 PM IST
March 24, 2021:  Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030 to create a ‘future ready’ railway system by 2030.
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The fully loaded 90-TEU train was flagged off from Mundra port on February 27, 2021

DP World, CMA CGM, launch block train between Mundra port, Panipat ICD

5 March 2021 4:33 PM IST
March 5, 2021: Global logistics companies DP World and CMA CGM jointly received their maiden block train from Mundra, Gujarat to DP World PFT (ICD)...
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The dwarf container provides 67 percent increase in volume when double-stacked and can carry a weight of 71 tonnes, against 40 tonnes by an ISO container.

Railways runs double-stacked dwarf container train Mehsana to JNPT

5 March 2021 1:48 PM IST
March 5, 2021: Indian Railways undertook a successful trial run of a double-stacked dwarf container train from Mehsana (Gujarat) to JN Port on March...
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The train departed from Jodhpur (ICD Basni) with export containers for various countries and reached Pipavav Port within a day

Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation flags off first export container train to Pipavav

17 Feb 2021 12:28 PM IST
February 17, 2021: The Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation (RAJSICO) flagged off the first container train from Jodhpur (ICD Basni) to APM...
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The two double-stack ship to rail dedicated trains, one leaving from Mundra and the other from Pipavav, were clubbed at New Kishangarh Junction for the onward journey on the WDFC to New Ateli Junction and were split from there for GatewayRail%u2019s Inland Container Depot %u2013 Gurugram (Garhi Harsaru).

CMA CGM launches train service on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

3 Feb 2021 5:36 PM IST
February 3, 2021: The CMA CGM Group launched CMA CGM – GatewayRail PYTHON Train Service on February 1, 2021, on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor...
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The FICCI-CRISIL knowledge paper- Indian Railways 2.0: Re-claiming Pole Position in Freight Transport, was released at the inaugural session of the conclave by the minister.

Freight trains running at twice the speed from last year: Piyush Goyal 

29 Jan 2021 4:51 PM IST
January 29, 2021: Piyush Goyal, minister of railways, commerce & industry and consumer affairs, food and public distribution, while addressing the...
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This scheduled running of trains will help the trade in ensuring the timely connection of Exim cargo containers

Railways starts 6 time-tabled container train services to and fro JNPT 

25 Jan 2021 12:13 PM IST
January 25, 2021: In order to ensure the timely connection of EXIM cargo containers, the Indian Railways has commenced six time-tabled container train...
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The customer from the eastern part of India was facing the lack of adequate availability and connectivity of vessels.

Maersk moves first-ever east-west containerised rail cargo in India

22 Jan 2021 3:57 PM IST
January 22, 2021: Building an end-to-end solution for one of the largest exporters of iron pipes, Maersk moved a Doha-destined cargo on a dedicated...
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Production of steel is critically dependent on the transportation of iron and other raw materials.

Railways rolls out new policy for logistics ease in moving iron ore

18 Jan 2021 1:24 PM IST
January 18, 2021: Indian Railways has issued a new iron-ore policy governing the allocation of rakes and transportation of iron ore in order to attune...
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125 cars exported to Nepal through Railways from Walajabad Railway Hub near Irungattukkottai, Chennai

Hyundai starts exporting via Railways by moving 125 cars Chennai to Nepal

14 Jan 2021 11:51 AM IST
January 14, 2021: Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) announced the commencement of its first-ever eco-friendly exports operations through railway mode, with...
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Prime minister also flagged off the world's first double-stack long haul 1.5 km long container train on this route.

PM inaugurates 306 km Rewari - Madar section of Western DFC

7 Jan 2021 3:16 PM IST
January 7, 2021: Prime minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation the 306 km long Rewari (Haryana) – Madar (Rajasthan) section of the...
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The portal can be accessed by logging on to Indian Railways web site https://indianrailways.gov.in/# or https://www.fois.indianrail.gov.in/RailSAHAY

Indian Railways launches dedicated freight business portal

6 Jan 2021 10:43 AM IST
January 6, 2021: Piyush Goyal, minister for railways, commerce & industry, has launched a dedicated freight business development portal as a one-stop...
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