28-10-2021 | 15:34 PM
‘Trishul’ and ‘Garuda’: Long haul freight trains
Railways successfully operated two long haul freight trains called “Trishul” and “Garuda” for the first time in South-Central Railway (SCR).
Key Highlights:
• These trains are twice or multiple times longer than the normal composition of freight trains and provide a very effective solution to the problem of capacity constraints in critical sections.
• Trishul is the first long haul train of South-Central Railway (SCR) and consists of 177 wagons, or equal to three freight trains. It was launched from Kondapalli station of Vijayawada division to Khurda division of the East Coast Railway.
• SCR followed it up with the running of yet another similar train ‘Garuda’ from Raichur of Guntakal division to Manuguru of Secunderabad division.
• Both the long-haul trains had empty open wagons to be used to load coal meant for predominantly thermal power stations.
NOTE: South Central Railway is one among the 18 zones of Indian Railways. Its jurisdiction is spread over Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
