Union Minister of State for Railways V Somanna Saturday flagged off south India’s ‘Assured Transit Time’ Container Train Service from Bengaluru to Tughlakabad (Delhi)*
“The total journey is about 2,500km, and an assured transit time of 166 hours has been provided. This is about 30% less than the present transit time,” he said. Bengaluru: The Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) Saturday launched a new container train service from Whitefield in Bengaluru to Tughlakabad in Delhi.
This is the first container train service in south India to offer an assured transit time, giving clients a definite timeline for delivery of goods, according to railways. Speaking at the launch, Somanna said the service would benefit industries in Karnataka by significantly reducing goods transit time. Railways said the service will provide major industrial centres in south India a reliable and cost-effective transport link to the large consumer market in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
Operated in collaboration with Indian Railways , the service was flagged off by Union minister of state for railways V Somanna from the Inland Container Depot, Whitefield.