Indian railways achieves milestone, flags off 100th textile train in 5 months
09 Feb 2022 17:33:35
Mumbai, February 9: Five months after flagging off the first textile parcel special train with customized, New Modified Goods or NMG wagons, Mumbai Center division of Western Railways on Wednesday, loaded the 100th textile train from Chalthan in Surat to Sankrail in Kharagpur Division of South Eastern Railways.
As many as 67 NMG rakes were loaded from Chalthan and 33 rakes from Udhna. The Textile Express train has so far, earned the Indian Railways total revenue of Rs 10.2 crore, according to Railways Ministry.
According to the Railways ministry, the textile train will particularly benefit the textile market of Surat. It is economical, faster and safer and will help tap the huge potential of the textile market.
Calling the loading of the 100th textile train in a span of 5 months ‘a milestone’, a Railways Ministry note stated that “it reflects growing confidence of the Surat textile sector on railways.”
The train dedicated to textile sector, covers major destinations like Shankrail, Shalimar under South Eastern Railway and Danapur and Narayanpur under East Central Railway.
As many as 67 NMG rakes were loaded from Chalthan and 33 rakes from Udhna. The Textile Express train has so far, earned the Indian Railways total revenue of Rs 10.2 crore, according to Railways Ministry.
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The first textile express train was flagged off by Minister of State for Railways and Textiles Darshana Jardosh from Udhna on 1 September 2021. The special textile train then comprised 25 NMG wagons. It was flagged off from Udhna New Goods shed with textile material to Patna and Muzaffarpur.
According to the Railways ministry, the textile train will particularly benefit the textile market of Surat. It is economical, faster and safer and will help tap the huge potential of the textile market.