Indian Railways’ first Cargo Express to start on Hyderabad-Delhi route

The South Central Railway (SCR) has announced the operation of Indian Railways’ first Cargo Express which will run between Hyderabad and New Delhi from August 5. As part of the initiative to increase the market share of railways in the movement of general cargo across the nation, the SCR has come out with a concept of starting a Cargo Express, under which a time tabled freight train will start from Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad to Adarsh Nagar in New Delhi. The train will depart every Wednesday evening from Hyderabad and reach Delhi on Friday morning.

“The zone has always been a step forward in introducing customer friendly initiatives for the freight segment and introduction of Cargo Express will further strengthen these initiatives,” said, Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, SCR.

“The concept will be particularly beneficial to agriculture producers, traders, cargo movers, small and medium/ mini plant owners who will be able to move their cargo in record transit time at very low tariffs,” he adds.