The Indian Railways’ South Eastern Central Railway (SECR) zone achieved another milestone when it conducted the longest freight train on the Indian Railways network.
After uniting the five rakes, the freight train, dubbed ‘Vasuki,’ was roughly 3.5 kilometers long. The 224-kilometer journey between Bhilai and Korba was covered by five freight train rakes on the ‘Vasuki’ long-haul freight train.
“SECR Raipur division for the first time amalgamated five rakes of freight coaches from Bhilai D Cabin till Korba which falls under the Bilaspur division,” according to a statement by the Railways.
It is anticipated that the quantity of coal transported by Super Vasuki is sufficient to operate a 3,000 MW power plant for one entire day. This is more than three times the capacity of present railway rakes (90 cars with 100 tonne capacity each) which carry about 9,000 tonnes of coal in a single voyage.
Railways run the long haul because it allows for the more effective administration of railway employees participating in freight train operations, as well as speedier transit of products.
SECR operated the long haul rake of five freight trains named ‘Vasuki’ on January 22 with the assistance of one loco pilot, one assistant loco pilot, and one guard.
The train took around seven hours to get from Bhilai D cabin to Korba railway station.
The railways are now considering continuing with this arrangement of longer freight trains more often, particularly to deliver coal during peak demand season to avert power plant fuel shortages.
Coal shortages had forced the country into a major power crisis early this year, causing the railways to postpone several passenger trains to allow freight trains carrying coal to run more quickly.
