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Railways reduces cement freight rates
Business Standard
|November 19, 2025
Launches new bulk terminal policy for setting up dedicated cement facilities
Key objectives Reducing transportation cost Creating smaller carbon footprint Reducing road congestion Enabling movement of large quantities of cement in a single consignment Minimising packaging needs Lowering material losses due to spillage
Indian Railways on Tuesday announced it has reduced and streamlined freight rates for cement and launched a new bulk terminal policy for setting up dedicated facilities at railway land, aiming to triple cement freight volumes.
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