March 08, 2026 02:30 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Iranian drone strike near Dubai Intl. Airport's terminal forces emergency flight suspensions | 26-year-old Hindu man killed after Holi altercation with Muslim neighbour in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar; four arrested | Zohran Mamdani defends wife amid scrutiny over her 'support' for Palestinian cause | Explosions rock club in Kolkata’s Paikpara, locals claim bombs were stored inside | Iran conflict: White House says US could achieve ‘Operation Epic Fury’ objectives in 4–6 weeks | Sensex, Nifty tumble as global tensions and Dow selloff rattle Indian markets | Two IAF pilots killed as Su-30MKI fighter jet crashes in Assam | 'Who is the US to permit?': Congress slams Modi govt over Trump administration’s waiver on India’s Russian oil purchase | US makes surprise move: India gets 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil amid global supply crisis | India edge England by 7 runs in thriller to reach T20 World Cup 2026 final

Indian Railways to run Auto Car freight train to augment revenue

| | Jul 13, 2016, at 08:42 pm
#Auto Car freight train #Indian Railways #
New Delhi, Jul 13 (IBNS): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Auto Car freight train service between Gurgaon (Haryana) and Nidvanda (Karnataka) on Tuesday through video conferencing from New Delhi.
The minister said that the auto industry, which is the fastest growing industry, is expanding with the increasing population and thus railways can extract revenue out of this opportunity by improving its auto traffic.
 
 Indian Railways' present share in the automobile transportation is only about 3%. The Railways is aiming to achieve 25% rail share of auto traffic, it said in a release.
 
He said that the flag off of the Auto Car that too with time table run of freight train would ensure timely delivery of the autos, which would increase confidence of auto industry on railway’s credibility.
 
According to Indian Railways, at  present  average 2,000 cars move per month  between Gurgaon  and Nidvanda. The time tabled run will improve the turn round and the number of trips are likely to go resulting transportation of about 6000 cars per month.
 
The Auto Car freight train will leave Gurgaon on Monday, Thursday and Saturday while that from Nidvanda  will leaveon Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
 
 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2025
Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2025 Feb 01, 2025, at 03:41 pm
Veedol signs former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly as brand ambassador
Veedol signs former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly as brand ambassador Jun 29, 2024, at 06:38 am
In Images: Glimpses from Bengali film Fatafati's premiere
In Images: Glimpses from Bengali film Fatafati's premiere May 13, 2023, at 08:39 pm
Related Videos
RBI announces repo rate cut Jun 06, 2025, at 10:51 am
FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2025 Feb 01, 2025, at 03:45 pm
Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget 2024 Jul 23, 2024, at 09:30 pm