Konkan Rly enhances Ro Ro wagons’ capacity to carry trucks weighing up to 57 tonnes

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., (KRCL) that is operating Roll-on, Roll-off (Ro Ro) services to transport trucks betwixt Kolad, adjacent Mumbai, and Surathkal, adjacent Mangaluru, has introduced rakes with high-capacity wagons to transport trucks weighing up to 57 tonnes recently.

While the archetypal of specified Ro Ro rakes was introduced from November 5, the 2nd rake was introduced connected December 3, said a merchandise from KRCL here. These 2 rakes are named Chetak and Gaurav portion 1 much rake with wagons having maximum capableness of 50 tonnes is named Garud. Garud excessively is undergoing modifications to heighten its capacity.

Ro Ro work was introduced betwixt Kolad and Verna (Goa) connected January 26, 1999, and was subsequently extended to Surahtkal successful 2004. The work is aimed astatine reducing c footprints from trucks plying connected roads, relieving drivers/ operators of tedious driving connected the highways and besides to prevention connected outgo of operation.

The 2 caller rakes person 15 BRN wagons, each susceptible of carrying trucks up to 57 tonnes and 35 BOXN wagons each susceptible of carrying trucks up to 50 tonnes, the merchandise said. Charges for trucks with value much than 50 tonnes and up to 57 tonnes would beryllium ₹800 per tonne positive GST.

Beneficial to dense transporters

Konkan Railway said the enhanced carrying capableness of rakes is acceptable to payment transporters moving dense material, including robust and steel, marble, tiles, operation worldly and different dense consignment implicit KRCL network.

For booking and operational assistance, operators whitethorn telephone KRCL connected 9004476090 astatine Kolad and connected 9686656159 astatine Surahtkal.