Rajkot: The first Kisan rail departed with onions that grow in Dhoraji and Upleta area, from Dhoraji station to Guwahati in Assam on Wednesday night.
This train will run on every Wednesday from Dhoraji station, said Bhavnagar division of railways. While the trade is old, the quicker mode of transport is new for the traders who will receive the goods in four days only instead of the usual six to seven days by road.
As onion is a highly perishable commodity and it’s weight gets reduced with time, faster delivery becomes imperative for the traders. A special arrangement for onion transportation has been made by railway at the Dhoraji station and last year it was exported to Bangladesh for the first time from this station by railways.