More Indian stacktrains

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GatewayRail Freight, India’s largest private container train operator, has started double-stack container train services from the Gurgaon ...

Indian rail set to grow

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Container cargo moved by rail in India is expected to rise 16-fold over the next three years, according to a report by Infrastructure Develo...

IR cleared to draw Japan loan

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The Indian government has approved the terms of an overseas development assistance (ODA) loan from Japan to allow Indian Railways (IR) to st...

IILPL plans Haryana block train link

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Indian Infrastructure & Logistics Pvt Ltd (IILPL), a joint venture between shipping line APL and Hindustan Projects & Engineers Pvt Ltd, is ...

India building more container depots

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State-run rail container operator Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) plans to build a further eight inland container depots and private...

Intermodal gains ground in India

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The Indian rail market was opened to private operators last year and Concor, the container transport arm of Indian Railways, now faces tough...

APL launches Indian reefer train service

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APL, which introduced its IndiaLinx container block train services on May 31 after receiving a Category 1 licence from the Railway Ministry ...

India developing international links

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Having established dedicated freight corridors between its four metros - New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai - India is working with neig...

Indian rail in demand

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Following the recent withdrawal of stateowned Container Corporation of India (Concor)’s monopoly on moving containers by rail from inland ...

Concor rail container monopoly ended

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The Indian government has broken the monopoly of state-owned Container Corporation of India (Concor), which hauls containers by rail from in...

Wagons roll

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Indian rail wagon manufacturers have received a boost with Indian Railways (IR), their main customer, announcing it will increase its order ...

Pipavav on the rails

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Indian Railways (IR) and Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL), in which PSA Corporation is a major shareholder, have formed a special joint ventu...

Concor looks east for boxes

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In a bid to boost its international traffic in the eastern part of India, the Container Corporation of India (Concor) is negotiating with th...

IR hikes freight rates

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The Indian Railways (IR) budget for 2001-2002, presented by Railway Minister Ms Mamata Bannerjee, has proposed a 2-3 per cent hike in freigh...

Concor gearing up for box growth

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The Container Corporation of India (Concor), which moves containers between the hinterland and ports on Indian Railway wagons, will start th...

Fuel boost for Indian rail

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An imminent hike in the price of petrol will serve to shift freight traffic from road transport to rail, Indian Railways (IR) officials said...

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