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Jammu Division Begins First-Ever Intra-Division Cement Rail Traffic
Jammu Railway Division is preparing to move cement by train for the first time within the division.
The cement will come from Kathua and go to Anantnag.
Ganpati Cement will provide the cement.
Railway officials worked with the company to arrange the shipment.
One trainload, called a BCN rake, has been ordered.
Loading is planned for September 14.
Officials say trains can offer traders a safer, cheaper, and more environment-friendly way to move goods.
The company may send larger quantities later if demand in the Kashmir Valley increases.
An indent has been placed to transport cement by rail from Kathua to Anantnag.
The shipment will travel from Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua Railway Station to Anantnag Railway Station.
Loading of one BCN rake containing cement bags is scheduled to begin on September 14.
Ganpati Cement, Kathua, agreed to send its product to the Kashmir Valley by rail after meetings with the railway’s Business Development Unit.
The company said it plans to continue the traffic in larger quantities according to market demand.
- Who
- Jammu Railway Division, Ganpati Cement, and the railway’s Business Development Unit.
- What
- An indent has been placed for the first intra-division rail movement of cement, using one BCN rake.
- Where
- From Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua Railway Station to Anantnag Railway Station.
- When
- The indent was reported on September 13, with loading scheduled for September 14.
- Why
- To supply construction material to the Kashmir Valley and expand economical, safe, and environment-friendly freight transport by rail.
Key facts
- Origin
- Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua Railway Station
- Destination
- Anantnag Railway Station
- Commodity
- Cement bags
- Initial shipment
- One BCN rake
- Loading date
- September 14
- Company
- Ganpati Cement, Kathua
- Future plans
- Continued and larger shipments based on market demand in the Kashmir Valley
Quotes
Unnamed railway official
Railway official describing the significance of the first intra-division cement consignment
“Our aim is to make Railways a more economical, safe and environment-friendly option for traders. This new O-D pair from Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Railway Station to Anantnag Railway Station will prove to be an important link for the supply of construction material in the Valley in future.”
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“This will be the first time that a consignment of cement will be transported by rail from one railway station of the division to another railway station of the same division.”
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