Freight Trains

Northern Railway cancels, diverts 29 trains after freight train derailment

The Northern Railway has cancelled three and changed the routes of 26 express and mail trains originating from various stations in Delhi due to the derailment of a freight train near Vrindavan Road Station between Palwal-Mathura section in Uttar Pradesh. Releasing a list of diverted and cancelled trains, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, CPRO, NR said that due to derailment of train between Vrindaban Road - Ajhai Station on Mathura Jn - Palwal Section of Agra Division over NCR several trains will remain temporarily cancelled or diverted. Some of the prominent trains whose routes have been diverted are New Delhi-Hyderabad, New Delhi-Tambaram, Hazrat Nizamuddin-Mumbai Bandra Terminus, Amritsar Jn-Mumbai Bandra Terminus, Hazrat Nizamuddin-Mumbai CSM Terminus and Hazrat Nizamuddin-Jabalpur among others. On September 18, 25 coal-loaded wagons of a freight train derailed near Vrindavan Road Station blocking three rail lines and, according to Railways, only one line is available for rail traffic

Railways achieves 653 mn tonne freight loading by Aug: Railway Board

The freight loading statistics for August 2024 highlighted the remarkable performance of Indian Railways as a total of 126.97 MT of freight was loaded in August alone, contributing to a cumulative total of 653.22 MT for the financial year 2024-25 up to August, the Railway Board said in a press statement. "As the backbone of the nation's freight transportation, Indian Railways has been facilitating the movement of a vast array of goods across the country with an unwavering commitment to sustainability and efficiency," it said. "To meet the ambitious target of 3,000 million tonnes (MT) of freight loading by 2030, Indian Railways is expanding its network, upgrading its fleet and enhancing its operational efficiency as part of the National Rail Plan," the Railways Ministry said. According to the ministry, this marks a significant increase from the 634.68 MT loaded during the same period in the previous financial year and the year 2023-24 saw a total of 1,591 MT of freight loaded, ...

Canada's 2 big freight railroads come to full stop without new contracts

Both of Canada's major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, and businesses fear widespread harm if the trains don't resume running quickly. Canadian National and CPKC railroads both locked out their employees after the deadline of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Thursday passed without new agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that represents some 10,000 engineers, conductors and dispatchers. More than 30,000 commuters in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal will be scrambling to find a new way into work because their trains won't be able to operate over CPKC's tracks while the railroad is shut down. Business groups had urged the government to intervene, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declined to force both sides into arbitration yet. CN said it made one final offer that it was waiting on a response for. CPKC spokesperson Patrick Waldron said the union rejected its last offer that CEO Keith Creel made at the table in perso

Canadian freight rail halt likely to roil North American supply chains

Canadian National Railway Co and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have said their rail networks south of border will continue to operate, but industry groups fear work stop would have far-reaching effects

Rail freight grows at 1.4% in April; coal cargo rises by 6.3%

Coal cargo falls by nearly 8 per cent on cooler April in north, west India

Indian Railways registers 5% increase in its freight traffic: Officials

The growth was mainly fuelled by coal and iron ore, traditionally the mainstay of the railways' freight portfolio

Railways on track to record best-ever freight business, track laying: Govt

The Ministry of Railways on Friday said it is on track to register its best-ever performance in terms of freight loading, overall revenue collection and track laying in the financial year 2023-24. In a press statement, the ministry said, "As per the preliminary data, IR (Indian Railways) has crossed an originating freight loading of 1500 MT today on 15th March, 2024. Previously, IR had achieved the best ever freight loading of 1512 MT during FY 2022-23. "During FY 2023-24, total revenue of Indian Railways stands at Rs 2.40 lakh crore as on date. Last year on 15th March, total revenue was Rs 2.23 lakh crore, an increment of Rs 17,000 crore. Total expenditure of Indian Railways stands at Rs 2.26 lakh crore in FY 2023-24," it stated. According to the ministry, the number of passengers during FY 2023-24 stood at 648 crore, an increment of 52 crore compared to the figures of the same period of last year. Last year, the total number of passengers travelled was 596 crore, it said. So far

How an unattended goods train travelled 70 km from J-K to Punjab on its own

The 53-wagon train loaded with chip stones travelled from Jammu-Kashmir's Kathua to Punjab's Hoshiyarpur between 7.25 am and 9 am without any drivers

PM dedicates 77-km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor section to nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated to the nation the 77-km New Bhandu-New Sanand section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor that will help speed up the transport of goods from ports and manufacturing hubs in the region. Sixty goods trains that earlier used the passenger rail routes on this section have been shifted to the freight corridor, leading to faster movement of passenger trains. "The travel time of Ahmedabad-Delhi Rajdhani Express has been reduced by nearly one hour," a senior Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL) said. The new section of DFC has enhanced connectivity with major ports in Gujarat like Pipavav, Porbandar, Jamnagar with Eastern and Northern India for faster movement of Exim traffic and reduced transit time. It has also boosted connectivity to freight terminals of Viramgam, Jakhwada, Detroj, Linch and freight loading centers in the Jamnagar area, a senior official said. There are 19 major bridges, 105 minor bridges,

13 killed, several others injured after 2 trains collide in Bangladesh

At least 13 people were killed and several others injured on Monday when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Bangladesh, officials said. The accident took place when the passenger train headed from Kishoreganj to Dhaka collided with the freight train around 4:15 pm. Thirteen bodies have been found so far, bdnews24 reported, citing a police official at the Bhairab Railway Station. Several people were trapped under the damaged coaches, the news portal said. "An initial report said that the freight train crashed into the Egaro Sindhur from behind, striking two of the carriages, said Anowar Hossain, superintendent of Dhaka Railway Police.

Railway's freight business up as it faces rising costs and competition

The transport network needs reforms and upgrades to compete in logistics

Amid safety concerns, railways to install Kavach on freight corridors

Anti-collision system on 1,465 route km of railway tracks

Goods train kills six labourers sheltering under it in Odisha's Jajpur

At least six labourers were killed and two others critically injured in Odisha's Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station after being run over by a goods train on Wednesday, an official said. The labourers had sheltered from heavy rain under the goods train when it started rolling. "There was a sudden thunderstorm. The labourers were working at a railway siding where a goods train was standing stationary. They sheltered under it but unfortunately, the goods train which did not have an engine attached to it started moving causing the accident," said a railway spokesperson. As a result, six of the labourers were killed and two were injured, he added. The injured persons were admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack. In a statement, the East Coast Railway said, The contractual labourers engaged by a contractor for railway work took shelter under the stabled rake to get protection from the wind and rain of Norwester near Jajpur Keonjar Road (station). The reserve rake with

Railways' slow run in freight traffic continues, grows 3% in Dec

It earned Rs 1.2 trillion till Dec from freight, marking a growth of 16 per cent YoY

Railways aims to boost MSME markets through DFC infrastructure project

Indian Railways has undertaken a mega-infrastructure project namely the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), comprising Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC- from Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust 1506 Km) and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor(EDFC- from Ludhiana to Sonnagar-1337 Km) covering 2843 route Km in totality.This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.A total route length of 1610 Km (799 Km of EDFC and 811 Km of WDFC) has been completed out of total 2843 Km till October, 2022.In this regard, a pilot project for 'JPP' has been launched on 31.03.2022, by attaching a Parcel Van in Tapti Ganga Express (19045/46) between Surat and Varanasi.Joint Parcel Product (JPP) has been launched by Indian Railways in collaboration with India Post which aims to target business-to-customer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) markets focusing on ...

Indian Railways seeks quicker land acquisition for stalled projects

Zonal Railways asked to designate more works as special projects for quicker clearance

Railways ferries 124-mt freight in Nov, clocks 5% rise since last year

Officials peg FY23 freight between 1500-1550 mt

Railways eyes Rs 94k cr coal connecting projects as part of Energy Corridor

National transporter targets FY24 to close critical project pipeline

Northeast Frontier Railway clocks 4% jump in freight unloading in October

Northeast Frontier Railway on Thursday said it has registered a nearly four per cent rise in freight unloading at 1,218 rakes during October this year. NF Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Sabyasachi De said 1,218 freight-carrying rakes were unloaded during October 2022 as compared to 1,176 rakes in the same month last year. "NF Railway is continuously registering a steady growth in freight unloading. From April to October of the current financial year, 8,317 freight-carrying rakes were unloaded. This is an increase of 10.13 per cent in comparison to the corresponding period of last year," he added. The local division of the Indian Railway transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, food grains, fertilizer, cement, coal, vegetables, automobiles, and other items during the month and unloaded them in different goods sheds within its jurisdiction. "During October 2022, 673 rakes of freight carrying trains were unloaded in Assam, out of which 329 were loaded with ...

Recovery tracker: Decline in railway freight numbers, air traffic

Vehicle registrations and power generation is higher than before