Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Konkan Railway flags off first polypropylene container rake
Konkan Railway started a new service to transport polypropylene, a type of plastic, from a station in Mangaluru to a place called Morbi in Rajasthan.
This is the first time they are sending this material using special containers on trains.
The company that makes the polypropylene, called MRPL, will send about two container loads every month.
To make this happen, they built new facilities at the station, like big storage areas and roads.
This new service is expected to help other businesses in the area send and receive goods more easily.
Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) inaugurated the first container rake of polypropylene from Thokur station in Mangaluru.
The polypropylene belongs to Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) and is destined for the Morbi region in Rajasthan.
MRPL is expected to offer around two container rakes per month for this transportation.
The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) will handle the traffic using their container rakes, with a formal agreement in place between CWC and MRPL.
KRCL, in association with CWC, has developed infrastructure at Thokur station to facilitate containerized and other freight traffic.
- Who
- Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL), Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)
- What
- Inauguration of the first container rake of polypropylene
- When
- January 22, 2026
- Where
- Thokur station, Mangaluru taluk, to Morbi region, Rajasthan
- Why
- To facilitate containerized and other freight traffic, and to enhance logistics services at Thokur station
- Company
- Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL)
- Material Transported
- Polypropylene
- Origin Station
- Thokur, Mangaluru
- Destination
- Morbi, Rajasthan
- Expected Frequency
- 2 container rakes per month
- Partners
- Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL)
- Facilities
- Paved wharf, warehouses, open stack yards, logistics amenities
- Date
- January 22, 2026
