Title - Konkan Railway earns Rs 50 crore

KOLHAPUR: The Konkan railway officials in a statement said that Konkan Railway has earned Rs 50.10 crore from its Roll on-Roll off service for transportation of loaded trucks from Mumbai area to southern states. The Konkan railway has started the service more than a decade ago. In last 15 years, the railways have earned Rs 205.60 crore so far. The Railways had offered a special service for the heavy commercial vehicles to transport the loaded trucks to the southern parts of the country. The offer proved to be economical as the railways is not charging very high amount while the trucks are saving heavy expenses on fuel and maintenance. It also reduces transportation time as the railway speed is faster. The annual transport figure is close to 35,000 and it is increasing every year as demand for goods is going up. The railways need more allocation of compartments to transport the vehicles while the vehicles also need a service like Ro-Ro to minimize their expenses over fuel costs and wages.

The proposed connection of Karad with Chiplun is also another aspect which may increase the number of vehicles going to south via train route. The survey is going on from Chiplun to Karad town, which will cover aspects like increase in potential revenue, growth in the business and infrastructure for the project. The railway officials also said that the survey was done by a private company and it will submit a detailed report about it soon.