Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCI), India’s leading integrated supply chain and logistics solutions provider, has started a rail cargo express service from Bangalore to Guwahati. Under the service, TCI Freight, the surface transport division of TCI will run a weekly cargo train leaving every Sunday from Bangalore.
For the new service, TCI has taken a Cargo Express Train on lease for 3 years which has a capacity of 21 VP’s (20 Parcel vans+1 SLR) and can carry weight upto 468 tonnes. The average transit time for covering the distance will be reduced by 4-6 days; from 10-12 days by road to 5 days by this rail service. The service between Bangalore and Guwahati will cover various states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and other North Eastern States. The first and last mile delivery of the cargo will be undertaken by a dedicated fleet through road by TCI.
On the start of the new service, Mr. Vineet Agarwal, Executive Director, TCI said, “Keeping in mind the needs of our customers and growing trade between south and North East India we have started this service between Bangalore and Guwahati. This is a multimodal service which includes the best of road and rail logistics for a seamless, safe and reliable service. TCI has been at the forefront offering such innovative and customer centric services.”