Freight

By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, June 2: Indian Railways continued to record a growth momentum in passenger and freight operations in May 2026 as against the corresponding month last year. The Railways ferried 145 million tonnes of…
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By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, May 30: In a significant milestone in India’s rail freight modernization journey, commercial operations of 9000 horsepower (HP) electric freight locomotives has been commenced. The D9 electric locomotives,…
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By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, Mar 7: Indian Railways carried 137.72 million tonnes of freight in February 2026, registering a 3.96 per cent increase compared to 132.48 million tonnes in February 2025, a steady growth reflecting the…
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By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, Mar 6: In a significant historic milestone, food grain cargo has been delivered to Mizoram by train for the first time. The cargo train, comprising 42 wagons, carried around 25,900 quintals of rice…
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By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, Feb 11 (BVI): Indian Railways has taken a new step towards improving freight transportation. Under the Ahmedabad Division, for the first time, a successful trial was conducted using stainless steel…
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By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, Jan 14 (BVI): The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), under the Indian Railways, has handled a total of 892 ‘interchange’ trains on January 5, 2026 between the DFC network and…
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Mumbai, Jan 6 (BVI) Allcargo Terminals Limited, a subsidiary of the Allcargo Group, today announced a major expansion of its Container Freight Station (CFS) capacity near Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) here. The facility’s handling capacity…
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Srinagar, Dec 23 (BVI) In yet another landmark development, the Indian Railways has transported foodgrain freight by train to Kashmir for the first time. The first-ever Food Corporation of India (FCI)-sponsored foodgrain freight…
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By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, Dec 19 (BVI): Indian Railways transported 45.086 million tons (MT) of fertilizers till November 30 this year across the country as compared to 39.782 MT for the same period last year, according to officials.…
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By Arun Kumar Das SAIRANG (MIZORAM), Dec 15 (BVI): In a historic development for Mizoram, the North Eastern state has started receiving vehicles by train, three months after it got its first railway track. Sairang Railway Station in…
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