Freight trains

Indian Railways: Alstom Delivers 300th WAG12B Electric Locomotive At Nagpur Depot

Alstom India has delivered the 300th e-loco - WAG12B to the Indian Railways, and it is inducted by the Nagpur depot for freight duties.

Mar 30, 2023, 08:53 AM IST

Indian Railways mulls private freight trains after private passenger trains

Private freight trains will run on 2800 km of Western and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. 

Oct 06, 2020, 18:12 PM IST

Indian Railways takes several initiatives in tariff, non-tariff field to boost freight operations amid COVID-19 challenges

Utilizing the COVID period as an opportunity, Indian Railways substantially increased the speed of Freight Trains.

Aug 28, 2020, 21:09 PM IST

Indian Railways surpasses last year's freight loading for July 27 amid COVID-19 challenges

On July 27, a total of 1,039 rakes were loaded with freight which includes 76 rakes of foodgrain, 67 rakes of fertiliser, 49 rakes of steel, 113 rakes of cement, 113 rakes of iron ore and 363 rakes of coal, the railways said.

Jul 28, 2020, 22:24 PM IST

Railways conduct speed tests of freight trains on Western DFC

During the trial, the trains attained the speed of 100 kilometres per hour at the Western corridor, which covers 1,504 km from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust near Navi Mumbai to Dadri in UP.

Dec 27, 2019, 06:44 AM IST