For the first time in South Central Railway, Railways has successfully operated two long distance goods trains “Trishul” and “Garuda”. It is twice or many times longer than the normal structure of long distance freight trains.
Indian Railways has found a new way to transport more and more goods from freight trains in the country. For the first time in South Central Railway, Railways has successfully operated two long distance goods trains “Trishul” and “Garuda”.
It is twice or many times longer than the normal structure of long distance freight trains. Such trains have several advantages, including carrying a lot of cargo in one go, thereby addressing the capacity constraints.
The length of the trident can be estimated from the number of bogies in it. This train of South Central Railway is equivalent to three goods trains and includes 177 wagons. The train was flagged off from Kondapalli station of Vijayawada division for Khurda division of East Coast Railway on 7 October.
Another similar train was flagged off by South Central Railway on 8 October from Raichur in Guntakal Division to Manuguru in Secunderabad. It was named Garuda.
Both these trains consisted of open wagons to transport coal to thermal power stations. South Central Railway is one of the five major freight-carrying railways in the country.
