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Central Railway Starts Daily Silk Cocoon Transport to Ramanagaram From Pandharpur, Kalaburagi

A CR–SWR loading–unloading arrangement uses existing passenger trains to give sericulture farmers cheaper, direct access to Asia’s largest cocoon market.

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Overview

  • The service went live on November 27 with an inaugural 1,500 kg consignment booked by a farmers’ group from Pandharpur.
  • Rail carriage costs less than ₹5 per kg, delivering more than 30% savings versus road transport and quicker delivery to the market.
  • Direct booking became possible despite sub-five-minute halts at Ramanagaram through coordinated operations between Central Railway and South Western Railway.
  • Daily connectivity is provided on Train 16536 Gol Gumbaz Express and Train 17308 Basava Express, with departures from Pandharpur, Solapur and Kalaburagi.
  • The initiative, shaped through Amrit Samvad stakeholder inputs, is pitched to cut reliance on middlemen and open a new freight revenue stream for the railways.