India and Bangladesh Railways achieved a record by running more than 100 freight trains in June 2020 carrying essential items. Amid the disruption caused by Corona pandemic on movement of people and goods, in the month of June, Indian railways handed over 103 freight trains carrying essential commodities such as onions, ginger, chilies, maize, turmeric,.

The Railway Ministry has introduced a new method of calculating the land license fee it levies from Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) for facilities built on Indian Railways land in a development that has the potential to derail the privatisation of the state-run rail hauler of containers. Beginning April 1, the annual land license.

The Indian Railways has decided to run timetabled freight trains on a pilot basis, in a move that could significantly speed up the movement of goods and give a much-needed boost to economic activity in the country. According to a circular shared by the Railway Board on 23 June, “Board has decided to run time.

To ensure enhanced availability of Public Distribution System (PDS) food grains reach the ration shops all across India in time, Northern Railways has moved a total of 2,218 rakes carrying about 62.47 lakh tonnes (LT) of wheat and rice to 18 deficient states during the period April 1 to June 8. Indian Railways, the largest.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the first freight rake loaded in Telangana headed for Bangladesh on Sunday. South Central Railway (SCR) loaded its first freight rake with 2,474 tonnes of turmeric at Nizamabad in Telangana, and set off for Beanpole in Bangladesh. Turmeric, which is grown extensively in Nizamabad and surrounding areas of Telangana, has traditionally.

Market share gains continue to help the railways mitigate the impact of a sharp slowdown in container trade. Export-import (Exim) container rail volumes dropped 18% in May, far slower than the 36% year-on-year fall in that at major ports. The data mimics the April trends when Exim container traffic on the railways had declined 8%,.

Amid the India-China border standoff in Ladakh”s Galwan Valley where 20 Indian soldiers were killed by Chinese People”s Liberation Army (PLA) including an officer, the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL)has decided to terminate the tender worth Rs 471 crore with the Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute of Signal and Communication.

To boost its falling earnings and compete with road transport, the Indian Railways has decided to offer discounts to customers who book ‘round-trips’ for freight haulage. Ministry of Railways writes to zonal managers, stating that the railways must start competing with road transports who offer round-trip discounts on goods. In a letter dated 5 June,.