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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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Prime minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the 351 km New Khurja- New Bhaupur section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor on December 29, 2020.

90+ kmph speed attained on newly inaugurated section of Eastern DFC

5 Jan 2021 1:12 PM IST
January 5, 2021: Indian Railways announced that freight trains have started to attain top speeds of above 90 kmph on the newly inaugurated New Khurja-...
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National Geographic India%u2019s upcoming documentary, %u2018Extreme Tech: The Freight Corridor%u2019 will premiere on December 19, 2020, at 7.00 pm on National Geographic Channel India.

National Geographic to feature making of dedicated freight corridors

18 Dec 2020 12:58 PM IST
December 18, 2020: The latest edition of National Geographic India’s Extreme Tech is set to feature the extreme engineering feat of building India’s...
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In this period Indian Railways earned %u20B9 10657.66 crore from freight loading which is also %u20B9449.79 crore (4 percent) higher compared to last year%u2019s earnings for the same period (%u20B9 10207.87 crore).

Railways in November records highest freight loading of 2020

4 Dec 2020 3:36 PM IST
December 4, 2020: In the month of November 2020, Indian Railways loaded 109.68 million tonnes of freight, 9 percent higher compared to last year’s...
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Ministry of Railways has held meetings with the top leadership of iron & steel, cement, power, coal, automobiles and logistics service providers to strengthen and further boost the freight business.

Indian Railways reports 15% freight, 9% earnings YoY surge in Oct 2020

2 Nov 2020 11:52 AM IST
November 2, 2020: In the month of October 2020, Indian Railways loaded 108.16 million tonnes of freight which is 15 percent higher compared to last...
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Railway minister Piyush Goyal shared the pictures and videos of moving the automobiles on to railways rakes at Maharashtra

Anand Mahindra thanks Railways for moving Boleros, tractors to Bangladesh

27 Oct 2020 9:57 PM IST
October 27, 2020: Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra Group, thanked Indian railways for moving its 87 Bolero pick up vans and 108 tractors from Navi...
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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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