Goods handling at Pollachi Goods shed has commenced when the first consignment from Badnera in Maharashtra arrived late last night.
The consignment of 2,652 tonnes of Soya Bean booked by Sakthi Surgars Soya Division in Pollachi, arrived in 42 wagon goods rake at the Junction station Goods yard by a goods train.
The train left Badnera on Friday last and arrived at Pollachi by late night yesterday via Renigunta, Jolarpettai and Palakkad and the unloading started at Six am and was completed by Three pm, Southern Railway sources said today.
The goods shed was active until the year of 2006 in metre gauge era and subsequently been closed down due to gauge conversion.
The new goods shed has been constructed at Pollachi Junction as part of gauge conversion in Palakkad Town / Podanur - Pollachi section.
The 650 metre long and 20 metre wide goods platform at the shed has a full rake capacity of 42 wagons.
The Goods Platform, Goods shed office, Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) enabled goods booking facility, Waiting room for Traders, Rest rooms for lady and gent staff and approach road at the goods shed were completed at a cost Rs six Crores, they said.
The facility is expected to regain the traffic of food grains, fodder and coir products, which were handled by the good shed in the metre gauge regime.
