The primary trial run for double stack container prepare between Gujarat’s Mundra and Rajasthan’s Kathuwas has been accomplished efficiently, Indian Railways stated on Tuesday.
It additional stated, it will present quicker and environment friendly logistics facilitation between ports in Gujarat with different components of nation.
The Railway Ministry has additionally tweeted a number of pictures of the path run on Tuesday morning.
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In the meantime, an inaugural trial-run of freight prepare on the newly constructed Rewari-Madar part of Western Devoted Freight Hall (WDFC), was performed at the moment, the railways confirmed. The prepare coated a distance of 306 Kms. The trial run was flagged off from New Kishangarh Station.
The Railway ministry in an announcement stated, “The Rewari-Madar part is in Haryana and Rajasthan. This part comprises 16 main bridges and viaduct, 270 minor bridges, 4 Rail flyovers, 19 street over bridges and 178 street beneath bridges eliminating 148 degree crossings.”
There are 9 newly constructed DFC stations on this part, six crossing stations (i.e. New Dabla, New Bhagega, New Sri Madhopur, New Pachar Malikpur, New Sakun and New Kishangarh) and three junction stations (i.e. New Rewari, New Ateli and New Phulera).
The railway ministry additionally stated, ₹3918 crore has been spent for the works on this part, excluding land.
It additional stated, the opening of this stretch will profit varied industries in Rewari – Manesar, Narnaul, Phulera and Kishangarh areas of Rajasthan and Haryana. Along with this, the container depot of CONCOR at Kathwas can even come on DFC map and get benefit by way of quicker throughput.
After having efficiently run Monitor Recording Automobile of RDSO on twentieth and twenty second October 2019 and Oscillation trials of BOXNS Wagons at 110 Kmph, trial runs are being performed on the Devoted Freight Hall Company India Restricted (DFCCIL) tracks, the railways ministry stated within the assertion.
These wagons have a Tare weight i.e. personal weight of 19.85 ton and a carrying capability of 80.15 ton. These wagons have 14% extra weight carrying capability than the wagons being presently used on Indian Railways. The DFCCIL infrastructure is effectively positioned to utilise the carrying capability of those wagons. At the moment, Indian Railways freight trains can carry 61 -71 ton weight per wagon at an approximate pace of 60 kmph. The newer, superior wagons can carry weights upto 81 ton per wagon at an approximate pace of 100 kmph. The newer wagons are safer and trendy too, it added
Trial runs of BLCS-A and BLCS-B wagon prototype have additionally ensued. These wagons have enhanced axle load of 25 ton and been designed for DFCCIL by RDSO’s wagon division. The design will maximize capability utilization and uniform distributed and level loading. These wagons on a long-haul double stack container prepare on the WDFC can carry 4 instances by way of container items in comparison with the present site visitors on Indian Railways.
