INDIAN RAILWAYS ENHANCES FREIGHT CONNECTIVITY WITH TIME-TABLED CARGO SERVICES

Indian Railways has taken a significant step in freight logistics by launching scheduled, commodity-specific, timetabled cargo services, connecting key production and consumption centres across the northern region. These services aim to improve customer satisfaction, ensure reliable transit times and provide industry-aligned logistics solutions.

- KALIDAS NEWDELHI

The newly introduced services include the Annapurna Service from Ludhiana to Varanasi, transporting foodgrains over 704 km in an average of 17 hours; Gati-Vahan Service from Farrukhnagar (Haryana) to Lucknow for automobiles, covering 557 km in 28 hours, down from the earlier 70-hour transit; Niryaat Cargo Service from Garhi to Mundra Port for containers, covering 1061 km in 32 hours; and Anantnag Cement Cargo Service from Roopnagar to Anantnag, transporting cement over 586 km in 31 hours.