Eastern Railway Freight Services to Transport Essential Commodities to Different Areas

Eastern Railway Freight Services to Transport Essential Commodities to Different Areas

ER CONTINUING FREIGHT SERVICES TO TRANSPORT ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

Kolkata, June 13, 2020:

Eastern Railway is continuing running of freight trains o­n round the clock basis to maintain supply of essential commodities at different corners of the country since initiation of Nation-wide lock down.Freight trains carrying food grains, fertilizer, steel, cement, stone, petroleum products, coal etc are reaching at different areas to cater to the demand of consumables and other inputs.

Eastern Railway has run a total of 281 freight trains o­n 12/13.06.2020, the breakup of which is as follows:

ASH – 1 Rake

BALLAST – 3 Rakes

CEMENT – 22 Rakes

CLINKER -3 Rakes

CONTAINER- 21 Rakes

COAL & MINERAL-62 Rakes

EDIBLE OIL- 1 Rake

FERTILIZER – 6 Rakes

IRON & STEEL – 10 Rakes

MAIZE – 5 Rakes

POLPRODUCT- 3 Rakes

ONION -1 Rake

FOOD GRAIN – 5 Rakes

SUGAR-4 Rakes

STONE-21 Rakes

SAND – 1 Rake

SLAG – 2 Rakes

Besides, 110 Empty Rakes were dispatched to different freight operating points to facilitate loading of essential commodities.

Everywhere health & hygiene of field staff are well taken care of keeping in view the basic guidelines of social distancing. Proper sanitization is also being done wherever required.

Source:Eastern Railway