BHIWANI CITY

Central Railway

Press Release

Central Railway consolidates its position of highest parcel revenue earnings o­n Indian Railways

Generates a revenue of 143.94 crores in parcel traffic during April-21 to September-21

Central Railway has attained the number o­ne position in parcel revenue among all the Zonal Railways.Central Railway continues to hold the number o­ne position in parcel traffic from June 2021 o­nwards.Central Railway has earned 29.43 Cr for the month of September 2021 which is highest in Indian Railways.Parcel revenue stood at Rs. 143.94 Cr upto September 2021-22 which is 283% more than the revenue of corresponding period of last year.The tonnage transported upto September is 3.28 Lakh tons.

The growth in parcel traffic is mainly driven by successful running of Kisan Rails carrying perishable traffic from the area to the far-flung markets of the country. Since the inception of Kisan Rail, 625 trips of Kisan Rails have been run, transporting 2,18,392 tonnes.

Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway said that parcel transportation by rail is the safest, quickest and the most environment- friendly option available for customers.He said that the Central Railway has been consistent in transportation of parcels in spite of the Covid-19 situation. He also said Kisan Rail has proved to be a big success story which has greatly benefited farmers, small and medium entrepreneurs.

The traffic in Kisan Rails is mainly from Sangola, Manmad, Nashik, Bhusawal, Raver, Savda to Danapur, Muzaffarpur, Delhi (Adarshnagar), Shalimar etc.Pomegranate, grapes, lemon, capsicum from Solapur region, Flowers from Latur and Osmanabad region, o­nions from Nashik region, Bananas from Bhusawal region, Oranges from Nagpur region and other fruits & vegetables reached distant markets like Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal quickly and freshly through Kisan Rail. This has greatly benefited the farmers of the area, yielding good revenue with bigger markets, good price for the produce, quick transportation, and minimum wastage. Kisan Rail has become an engine of growth & prosperity for the people of rural Maharashtra.

Recently, a new lease contract of Parcel Cargo Express Train has been awarded between Godhani (Nagpur) to New Tinsukia for a period of six years with a revenue potential of Rs. 52 Cr.A time tabled Parcel Special Train is also running between Mumbai to Shalimar carrying 350 tons of parcels daily and generating revenue of approx. Rs. 20.28 Cr during the current year. Rail milk tankers being transported between Nagpur to Delhi generated a revenue of Rs. 91 Lakhs upto Sep 2021-22.

Central Railway is also planning to run a dedicated Parcel cargo express service between Bhiwandi Road to Azra.Tenders for Parcel Cargo Express Train have also been invited from Jalgaon to Changsari and Sankrail.

Performance of divisions in parcels has been very encouraging. Mumbai division is leading in parcel revenue by generating Rs. 53.34 Cr. followed by Bhusawal division of Rs. 44.23 Cr.Solapur division has led the way in incremental traffic by achieving a percentage growth of 977% with revenue of Rs. 25.38 Cr. against Rs. 2.36 Cr during corresponding period of last year. Sangola in Solapur division has become a hub for Kisan Rail.22 new stations were opened for Parcel traffic during the last o­ne and a half year including 19 stations during Covid period of last year.

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Date: October 14, 2021

PR No. 2021/10/23

This press release is issued by the Public Relations Department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai

JOINT EFFORT OF RPF OF WESTERN & CENTRAL RAILWAY CATCHES FOUR ACCUSED IN ATTEMPT TO MURDER CASE

Photo caption: RPF teams of Western & Central Railways with the four suspects at Vasai Road post.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) are always o­n the lookout to protect and secure the lives of passengers. In an astonishing series of events, the RPF teams of Mumbai Divisions of Western & Central Railways showed exemplary promptness and smooth coordination in a joint operation. The teams conducted a joint operation in which four accused in an attempt to murder case were caught from running train and handed over to Kerala Police.

According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, o­n 5^th Sept. 2021 RPF Mumbai Division of Central Railway received information from RPF Thiruvananthapuram regarding four suspects in an attempt to murder case who were o­n run from Thrissur district of Kerala. A case against these suspects had been registered at Nedupuzha Station, Thrissur o­n 27^thAugust, 2021. A special team was formed under the supervision of PCSC Central Railway which included RPF Post Inspectors of Kalyan & Bhiwandi and boarded Train No. 06506 KSR Bengaluru-Gandhidham Special train from their respective stations. The train was thoroughly searched and all four suspects, named Arun NS Shanmunga (26 yrs), Sajith Sasi (29 yrs), Lidhin A.M (29 yrs) and Jishnu P.B (22 yrs) were identified. The information regarding these suspects o­nboard the train was passed o­nto RPF Western Railway where another special team was readied at Vasai Road station by Post Inspectors of Vasai Road and Virar. All four suspects were detrained by RPF at Vasai Road and Thrissur Police was informed. The team of police reached Mumbai o­n 7^th Sept. 2021 and the accused were handed over to Kerala Police.

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