Freight
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Indian Railways delivers first freight shipment to Meghalaya
Meghalaya | February 06, 2025 22:41 ISTThe Mendipathar railway station, operational for a decade, is currently the sole railway point in the hilly state. Despite expansion plans towards Byrnihat and Shillong, initiatives have faced delays due to regional protests concerning demographic impacts.
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World's longest train: BHP Iron Ore train in Australia sets Guinness record | SEE PICS
World | January 02, 2025 23:54 ISTDiscover the engineering marvel of the BHP Iron Ore Train in Australia, the world’s longest train, spanning 7.3 kilometers. Operating in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, this Guinness World Record-holding train consists of 682 wagons and 8 locomotives.
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Yearender 2023: List of 5 top achievements of Indian Railways this year
India | December 21, 2023 15:33 ISTAs 2023 concludes, Indian Railways celebrates a year of notable achievements. Setting a historic record, it achieved the highest-ever freight loading of 1512 MT, demonstrating a significant increase.
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Freight train linking Pakistan, Iran and Turkey begins operations after 10-year hiatus
World | December 22, 2021 14:45 ISTThe three countries also plan to launch a passenger train service on the same route in the future.
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Railways launch 2 long haul freight trains 'Trishul', 'Garuda'
India | October 10, 2021 13:18 ISTBoth the long haul trains comprised of empty open wagons for loading of coal meant for predominantly thermal power stations.
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Indian Army conducts rail trials on dedicated freight corridor
India | June 15, 2021 13:20 ISTThe Indian Army on Monday (14 June 2021), conducted a successful trial by moving a military train loaded with vehicles and equipment from New Rewari to New Phulera validating the efficacy of the DFC
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RailMadad 139 is now single all India helpline number for Freight and Parcel Queries
India | August 21, 2020 23:44 ISTRailways has issued a single all India contact helpline number — RailMadad 139 — with option 6 for Freight and Parcel Queries in view of the ongoing thrust on promoting freight and parcel traffic, the Railways Ministry informed on Friday.
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Cost of carrying freight likely to be reduced with 2 new dedicated freight corridors: Goyal
India | March 11, 2020 21:59 ISTWith the implementation of two dedicated freight corridors, the cost of carrying freight is likely to be reduced, the railways ministry told parliament on Wednesday
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Piyush Goyal indicates customers to get compensation for delayed freight delivery
Business | January 18, 2020 22:35 ISTJust like IRCTC which pays compensation for delays in its Tejas trains, railways' freight customers could soon be compensated for late arrival of their goods, Railway minister Piyush Goyal indicated on Saturday, demanding a commitment of timely delivery.
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Railway freight earnings down by Rs 3,901 cr in Q2: RTI
India | October 26, 2019 17:28 ISTThe RTI application filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaur, an activist based in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch, revealed that in the first quarter (April-June) of financial year 2019-20, the railways earned a revenue of Rs 13,398.92 crore from passenger fare. This dipped to Rs 13,243.81 crore in the July-September quarter.
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Samba to get first railway freight terminal in Jammu and Kashmir
India | August 31, 2019 19:45 ISTA team led by Chief Transport Planning Manager (CTPM), Railways, Devendra Singh visited the Samba station at Rakh Amb Tali on Saturday and took stock of the existing facilities
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No hike in rail fare and freight in Interim Rail Budget
India | February 12, 2014 13:36 ISTNew Delhi: There will be no increase in rail fare and freight in the Interim Rail Budget for 2014-15 presented in Parliament today by Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge. Kharge had to curtail his speech amidst
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Know about mammoth road trains
World | September 17, 2013 16:03 ISTNew Delhi: Road train as the word suggests is the train like long freight moving vehicle attached with a truck. This concept of trucking is used in core areas of Argentina, Australia, Mexico, the United
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Freight tariff to go up from Oct 1, passenger fares untouched
India | August 27, 2013 18:36 ISTNew Delhi: Railway freight traiff will go up from October 1 due to the increase in fuel cost but passenger fares will remain untouched, according to Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.However, he
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