Cargo Breaking News
Indian Railways is planning to launch the semi-high-speed freight train Vande Bharat on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. According to the reports, Indian Railways, with an objective of capturing additional high-value time-sensitive cargo, which is presently being transported through other modes of transport, is planning to introduce super-fast parcel services. “These services are being planned via new ‘Freight EMU rolling stock built on the Vande-Bharat platform, the first rake of which is likely to be introduced in service very soon. Some of the salient features of the freight EMU rakes include an operational speed potential of 160 kmph and the rakes are being designed for palletized container transportation with a distributed powering with 50% powering,” said reports.
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