Concor to launch timetabled freight services between a number of key points without charging extra.
The move comes on the back of Indian Railways' move to launch time-tabled and assured transit time freight trains for containerised routes within a few days without charging any extra freight charges, said multiple sources. This was one of the announcements of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the Railway Budget.
At present, the Railways does not provide any assured transit time service for its freight customers, due to capacity crunch.
Container train operators (CTO) have been demanding trains with assured transit time for many years now. A few years ago, the Railways had launched assured transit time trains on certain routes with higher freight charges.
This time, the Railways plans to launch timetabled train for containerised cargo without charging a premium on existing freight charges, the source said.
The proposed routes include Tughlakabad-Bengaluru, which will move containers on the domestic segment and JN Port-Chennai for the export-import segment.