Railways plans to roll out Gati Shakti Freight trains for faster cargo movement
Indian Railways Freight Trains: The national transporter carry over 1.6 Billon tonnes of freight traffic every year. Transporting freight by rail helps cut carbon emissions, lowers fuel costs and eases highway congestion.
The railways has taken up construction of two Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC). (Image: indianrail.gov.in) Indian Railways Freight Services: Indian Railways (IR) plays a crucial role in transporting bulk commodities which are essential for industry and energy sectors, food grains for national distribution, fertilizers for agriculture, and petroleum products. For long distances, rail transport has been more economical than road transport. It not only reduces overall logistics cost but also enables seamless supply chains across the country.
Gati Shakti Freight Train Launch
Now, in a bid to boost the logistics sector, the Ministry of Railways is planning to introduce a Gati Shakti Freight train. This new semi-high-speed train will be manufactured at Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF).
“ICF is planning to introduce Gati Shakti Freight EMU, a semi-high-speed train for e-commerce and FMCG logistics, equipped with advanced container handling systems and crew amenities,” said U Subba Rao, General Manager of ICF, on Friday while addressing the gathering on the occasion of India’s 79th Independence Day.
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