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AVG Logistics is all set to start the first private cargo special train from Kerala to Moga near Ludhiana. The service will be flagged off from Chalakkudy Railway Station tomorrow (Wednesday).
The train, which will be operated on ‘round trip’ basis and weekly once, will have stoppage at Erode, Bangalore and Delhi.
The company in a statement issued here said that the new service would facilitate the movement of agricultural and industrial products from Kerala to Delhi, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and western UP within the transit period of 8-10 days.
The train with 21 compartments has a capacity to carry 468 tonnes per week. This will ensure sufficient loading space for the users, with optimal transit performance. The train loading will be handled by AVG Logistics, in collaboration with the Central Rail-side Warehouse Company (CRWC).
AVG Logistics will actively involve in cargo consolidation, loading and unloading of the train by providing door-to-door service to customers, virtually covering the cargo movement network from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, the release said.
The new cargo train services will cater to the needs of the industry and trade sectors for transporting products for the movement of its products in bulk quantities at competitive price with optimal transit time.
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