Lockdown: Railway to run parcel trains on 3 routes for transport of essential goods

In a big development on Monday, Central Railway anunced that it would run parcel trains from Kalyan to Sankrail, between Godhani and New Tinsukia and from Kalyan to Changsari. This move is aimed at transport of essential commodities such as medicines, food, etc. All se trains will run with 20 VPU coaches and one Guard cum Lugg Van. Moreover, frequency of services might be increased if re is more demand.

Currently, all passenger trains remain suspended due to nationwide lockdown. As per Lav Aggarwal- Joint Secretary, Union Health Secretary, 92 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths have been reported in last 24 hours. He elaborated that this has propelled all-India tally to 1071.

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Timings of parcel trains

parcel train from Kalyan will leave at 8.30 pm on April 2 and 9, which will arrive at Sankrail at 12 am on third day. Similarly, parcel train will depart Sankrail at 10 pm on April 6 and 13 and will reach Kalyan at 6 pm on third day. It will halt at Igatpuri, Nashik Ro, Manm, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Bnera, Nagpur, Durg, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, and Tatanagar.

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On or hand, parcel train for Changsari will leave Kalyan at 8.30 pm on April 7. This train will arrive in Changsari at 12 on April 10. parcel train will commence its return journey at 11.30 pm on April 10 and reach Kalyan at 8 pm on April 13. stops during this route are Igatpuri, Nashik Ro, Manm, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Bnera, Nagpur, Durg, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Tatanagar, Sankrail, Battanagar, Dankuni, Malda Town and New Bongaigaon.

parcel train on Godhani- New Tinsukia route will start at 8 pm on March 31. It will arrive at New Tinsukia station at 2.30 am on April 3. This train will leave New Tinsukia at 12 am on April 3 and reach Godhani station at 7 pm on April 5. parcel train shall halt at Nagpur, Durg, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Tatanagar, Battanagar, Dankuni, Manda Town and New Bongaigaon.

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