Railways unveils RoRo service in Tripura: Reports
16/08/2016 10:27
The Indian railways has said that it has started Roll on Roll off service in Tripura to transport petroleum products in the state after successfully launching the service over the Ganga river. As per reports, in order to help Tripura, reeling under a fuel crisis owing to deplorable condition of the road connecting the land-locked state with rest of the country, railways undertook RoRo service of POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) to carry loaded trucks on flat-wagon goods train to the state. Commenting on the issue, a senior Railway Ministry official told the media, “The RoRo service was launched in May to carry loaded trucks on goods train in a bid to attract more loadings and reduce carbon emission.” “It was first launched across the Digha rail bridge between Bihta and Turki stations in Bihar as loaded trucks were moved on the flat rakes to avoid congestion on roads across Ganges,” he added. As per reports, the service is being introduced from Bihta to Turki station in Muzaffarpur district covering a distance of 88 km. In the northeast, tanker trucks were loaded from Bhanga in Assam to reach Churaibari in Tripura 44 km away.
16/08/2016 10:27
