Train carrying vehicles leaves for Bangladesh

Krishnagiri: The South Western Railway operated the first goods train to Bangladesh from the Hosur railway station on Tuesday evening.

Divisional railway manager of Bengaluru division Ashok Kumar Verma flagged off the first export-bound new modified goods (NMG) rake. “The rake consisting of 25 wagons carrying 100 Ashok Leyland’s light commercial vehicles DOST left for Benapole railway station in Bangladesh. It will travel 2,121km to reach there,” Verma said.

Recalling two export-bound NMG rakes operated by the Bengaluru division, Verma said the rake went to Nautanwa in Nepal from the Penukonda railway station in Andhra Pradesh. “Transportation of automobiles by train is safer and faster than by road. It is easy to monitor the movement of the consignment with real-time tracking.”

Senior divisional commercial manager A N Krishna Reddy, senior divisional operations manager Akhil M Shastri, vice-president and head of Ashok Leyland Rajesh Mittal, head of LCV operations K Rajendra Kumar, manager (logistics) Senthil and officers of the Bengaluru division were present.