Covid-19: First 'Oxygen Express' train leave from Mumbai region to Vizag
The first
'Oxygen Express' departed from
Central Railway's Kalamboli yard on Monday evening to ferry liquid oxygen for
Maharashtra from Vishakhapatnam steel plant in Andhra Pradesh amid the
worsening COVID-19 situation.
In a
statement, the ministry of railways informed that the Mumbai Division built a
ramp overnight within 24 hours at Kalamboli goods yard to facilitate
loading/unloading of tankers in/from flat wagons.
"The
Ro-Ro (roll-on, roll-off) service with seven empty tankers departed from
Kalamboli goods yard for Visakhapatnam steel plant siding at 8.05 pm on
Monday."
This
train will move via Vasai Road, Jalgaon, Nagpur, Raipur Junction to
Visakhapatnam steel plant siding in ECoR zone where it will be loaded with
Liquid Medical Oxygen.
On
Sunday, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, in an interview to ANI, had informed
that the central government was creating a green corridor for fast movement of
'Oxygen Express' trains to facilities for the smooth transport of oxygen to
states. Read More
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