July 05, 2026 05:04 am (IST)
Indian Railways to run Auto Car freight train to augment revenue
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.
Latest Headlines
India's toy exports jump 239 percent in 4 years; Piyush Goyal sets ambitious 10-fold growth target
Sat, Jul 04 2026
Canada eyes big investment in West Bengal after government change, Kalyani Airport on radar
Sat, Jul 04 2026
Air India, SIA Engineering ink agreement for collaboration on MRO
Fri, Jul 03 2026
Government revives IDBI Bank privatisation; mega Rs 55,000 crore deal back on track
Thu, Jul 02 2026
India-US trade deal almost done! Piyush Goyal hints at breakthrough
Thu, Jul 02 2026
From rally to rout: Zee Entertainment shares crash after denying Rs 418 crore FDI report
Thu, Jul 02 2026
Renault India sustains growth momentum; June wholesales rise 55%
Wed, Jul 01 2026
Mahindra’s Trucks & Buses Business sells 3249 vehicles in June 2026
Wed, Jul 01 2026
