WR runs 891 parcel special trains till date to keep the supply moving

Western Railway's parcel special trains are traversing across the country to keep the supply of essential commodities moving & it has run 891 parcel special trains since lockdown till date. In continuation to this, on 12th February, 2021 two parcel special trains departed from WR viz. Bandra Terminus to Jammu Tawi and Rajkot to Coimbatore. It is worth mentioning that upto 11th Feb, 2021 in the current year, freight loading has been 69.36 MT as compared to 68.02 MT last year. According to Sumit Thakur - Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Rly, since 23rd March, 2020 to 11th Feb, 2021, commodities weighing approx. 2.56 lakh tonnes have been transported by Western Rly through its 891 parcel special trains, which mainly included agricultural produce, medicines, fish, milk etc. The revenue generated through this transportation, has been approx. Rs 90 crore. During this period, 165 milk special trains were run by Western Rly, with a load of more than 1.23 lakh tonnes and 100% utilization of the wagons. Similarly, 587 Covid-19 special parcel trains with a load of approx. 73 thousand tonnes were also run to transport various essential commodities. In addition to this, 103 indented rakes carrying more than 46 thousand tonnes were also run with almost 100% utilization. 36 kisan rails have been run so far. During the lockdown period from 22nd March, 2020 till 11th February, 2021, total 31,008 rakes of goods trains have been used by WR to supply essential commodities amounting to 68.92 million tonnes. 63,921 freight trains have been interchanged with other zonal railways, in which 31,943 trains were handed over and 31,978 trains taken over at different interchange points.