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Planned to be deployed for operations on even the Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), they are expected to increase the average speed of freight trains in India by at least 20-25 kmph.

Alstom's WAG 12B, India's first freight locos approved for 120 kmph speed

15 Oct 2020 10:44 AM IST
October 15, 2020: Ministry of railways and RDSO have officially approved the Alstom-built WAG 12B 12000 HP electric locomotives to run as freight...
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Indian Railways has recently developed a Freight Business Development portal to help potential freight customers to seek assistance in transporting goods by rail.

Western Railway reports 290% surge in automobile loading; moves 39 rakes in Sept

3 Oct 2020 2:35 PM IST
October 3, 2020:  Western Railway announced that it has handled 39 rakes full of automobiles in September 2020, registering an increase of 290 percent...
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This also includes a record of 124 double stack train compared to the previous record of 111 trains.

Concor at Mundra moved 265 rakes in Sept, an all-time record

3 Oct 2020 11:56 AM IST
October 3, 2020: Container Corporation of India (Concor) at Mundra has registered an all- record of moving 265 rakes in September 2020 compared to the...
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Railways earned %u20B99896 crore from loading 102 million tonnes of freight in September 2020.

Indian Railways reports 15% freight surge in Sept; revenue increased 13%

3 Oct 2020 11:21 AM IST
October 3, 2020: Indian Railways, in September 2020, earned ₹9896 crore revenue from freight loading compared to ₹8716 crore for the same period of...
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Bombardier Transportation is the global rail solutions division of Bombardier.

CCI approves Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation

21 Sept 2020 11:02 AM IST
September 21, 2020: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of sole control over Bombardier Transportation’s (Bombardier...
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The AE19 service complements Maersk%u2019s regular Asia-Europe product offering based on conventional ocean services and offers highly competitive transit times from Asia to major ports in Europe.

Maersk makes Asia-Europe AE19 ocean-rail service permanent

8 Sept 2020 2:05 PM IST
September 8, 2020: Just over a year after its launch in August 2019, Maersk’s AE19 ocean-rail product from Asia to Europe becomes a permanent weekly...
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CR will also increase the frequency of Link Kisan Rail between Sangola and Manmad from bi-weekly to tri-weekly which will be attached/detached to Devlali-Muzaffarpur Kisan Rail at Manmad.

Railways ups frequency of Devlali-Muzaffarpur Kisan Rail to tri-weekly

7 Sept 2020 1:58 PM IST
September 7, 2020:  Due to overwhelming demand, the Central Railway has increased the frequency of Devlali-Muzaffarpur bi-weekly Kisan Rail as...
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During the meeting, it was decided that strict monitoring of work of all contractors to be done.

Piyush Goyal urges to finish Dedicated Freight Corridors in mission mode

25 Aug 2020 12:57 PM IST
August 25, 2020: Piyush Goyal, minister of railways and commerce & industry reviewed the progress of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation India...
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Nasik and the surrounding region produces a huge quantity of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers, other perishables, onions and other agro products

Railways flags off first-ever Kisan Rail from Maharashtra to Bihar

7 Aug 2020 6:37 PM IST
August 7, 2020: Union minister of agriculture and farmers welfare, rural development and panchyati raj, Narendra Singh Tomar and minister of railways...
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The discounts started from August 4, 2020, will be valid till April 30, 2021.

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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