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Indian Railways Starts First Assured-Transit Container Train on DelhiKolkata Route

The bi-weekly pilot guarantees five-day delivery using hub consolidation at Agra and Kanpur with a waiver on empty-wagon haulage.

Overview

  • CONCOR operates the service linking ICD Tughlakabad to Kolkata’s CTKR/CTCS via Agra (ICDY) and Kanpur (ICDG).
  • Trains depart twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays under a 120-hour transit guarantee.
  • Agra and Kanpur function as hub-and-spoke nodes to aggregate cargo from a wider catchment area.
  • Indian Railways waived empty-wagon haulage charges between Tughlakabad and Kanpur to improve cost competitiveness.
  • Officials present the pilot as a reliable, greener alternative to road for time-sensitive shipments with door-to-door options.