Archive · 1 Oct 2025
Indian Railways Launches Assured Transit Time Container Train
The Indian Railways is starting a new train service to quickly transport containers between Delhi and Kolkata.
This train guarantees that the containers will arrive within 120 hours.
It will run twice a week, leaving from Delhi on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The service will stop at Agra and Kanpur.
It aims to provide a fast and dependable way to move goods and offers a cheaper option compared to using trucks.
It will also help reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable logistics.
Indian Railways launched an assured transit time container train service.
The service operates between Delhi and Kolkata.
The first train departed on October 1st.
Transit time is guaranteed at 120 hours.
The service runs twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
- Who
- Indian Railways
- What
- Launched assured transit time container train service
- When
- Starting October 1st
- Where
- Between Delhi and Kolkata
- Why
- To provide reliable and time-sensitive cargo delivery and promote green logistics
Benefits
Other Considerations
Cost Efficiency
Benefits
Customers benefit from cost-effectiveness and empty wagon haulage charges waiver.
Other Considerations
The financial details for the service are not included in the article.
- Service Type
- Assured Transit Time Container Train
- Route
- Delhi to Kolkata
- First Departure
- October 1
- Frequency
- Bi-weekly (Wednesdays and Saturdays)
- Transit Time
- 120 hours
- Route Stops
- Tughlakabad, Agra, Kanpur, Kolkata
- Operator
- Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR)
