Konkan Railway hikes carrying capacity of Ro-Ro wagons

Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has approved an enhancement successful the permissible carrying capableness of Ro-Ro (Roll on-Roll off) wagons connected the Konkan Railway way from 50 tonnes to 57 tonnes.

The archetypal Ro-Ro work utilising the 57 tonne-capacity wagons volition commence from Wednesday, November 5, a KRCL merchandise said connected Tuesday.

The enhancement volition facilitate the question of heavier commercialized vehicles, enabling greater load flexibility for transporters and improved operational efficiency, it said.

The accrued capableness is expected to peculiarly payment truckers and industries transporting robust and steel, marble, tiles, operation materials, and different dense consignments.

Truckers carrying loads supra 50 tonnes are advised to interaction the booking bureau astatine Kolad (9004476090) and Surathkal (9686656159) for booking details and operational assistance, it said.

Konkan Railway’s Ro-Ro services, introduced successful January 1999, is simply a cost-effective freight solution that enables loaded trucks to beryllium transported straight connected railway wagons, reducing substance consumption, operator fatigue, roadworthy congestion, and c emissions.

This work offers a seamless and businesslike logistics alternate to motortruck question done the challenging Western Ghats terrain.