
Since the launch of first Kisan Rail service on 7th August 2020 and upto 5th February 2021, Indian Railways have operated 208 Kisan Rail services, transporting approximately sixty-eight thousand tonnes of perishables including fruits and vegetables.
Under the Kisan Rail Project, Railways have so far operated Kisan Rail services on the following routes:
- Devlali/Sangola (Maharashtra) to Danapur/Muzaffarpur (Bihar)
- Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh) to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi)
- Yeshwantpur (Karnataka) to Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi)
- Warud/Nagpur (Maharashtra) to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi)
- Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) to Howrah (West Bengal)
- Sangola (Maharashtra) to Howrah (West Bengal)
- Sangola (Maharashtra) to Shalimar (West Bengal)
- Indore (Madhya Pradesh) to New Guwahati (Assam)
- Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) to New Guwahati (Assam)
- Indore (Madhya Pradesh) to Agartala (Tripura)
- Jalandhar (Punjab) to Jirania (Tripura)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to New Guwahati (Assam)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to Chitpur (West Bengal)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to New Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to Naugachia (Bihar)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to Fatuha (Bihar)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to Baihata (Assam)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to Malda Town (West Bengal)
- Dahanu Road (Maharashtra) to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi)
- Tarkeshwar (West Bengal) to Dimapur (Nagaland)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to Agartala (Tripura)
- Dhoraji (Gujarat) to New Guwahati (Assam)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to Dhupguri (West Bengal)
- Nagarsol (Maharashtra) to Gour Malda (West Bengal)
About Kisan Rail:
- However, in order to facilitate storage of perishables, temperature controlled Perishable Cargo Centres have been established at Nashik, Singur, New Azadpur, Raja Ka Talab/Varanasi, Ghazipur and Fatuha.
- In addition, cold storage Reefer Park has been developed at Inland Container Depot, Dadri and a cold storage facility has been established at Rai, Sonipat.
- This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 12 Feb 2021.
Source: PIB-Press Release | Image Credit (representational): MoR
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