10 firms show interest in railways’ ‘roll on-roll off’ service on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Ten organisations participated in the pre-bid convention, together with the Konkan Railways. The Ro-Ro service consists of the carriage of loaded and empty vans on flat rail wagons, which is able to allow door-to-door service, piggybacking on quick and protected motion on rail tracks.
A request for proposal (RFP) in this regard was floated by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) on February 16.
The initiative will create a win-win scenario for all of the stakeholders, a press release from the DFCCIL mentioned, including that the advantages will accrue to the purchasers, the DFCCIL and the Indian Railways in addition to to the society at massive.
“Customers will be assured of a faster and assured transit time of 10 hours vis-a-vis 24 hours through road, a saving of around 14 hours. There will be a reduced expenditure on maintenance due to less wear and tear of trucks. Driver efficiency will be enhanced as well as assured safe cargo transit. Currently, the target market share offered is 45 trucks per trip, which is a fraction of the 2,500-3,000 trucks plying on this route daily,” the assertion mentioned.
Presently, 2,500-3,000 vans ply day by day between Rewari and Palanpur. The licensee will run two rakes of 45 BRN wagons every with 450 journeys per rake, totalling 900 journeys in a 12 months. The reserve worth is Rs 9 lakh and the minimal contract worth is Rs 81 crore.
In the primary part, the DFCCIL is setting up the WDFC (1,506 route km) and the Eastern DFC (1,875 route km, together with the PPP part of the Sonnagar-Dankuni stretch).
Starting from Sahnewal close to Ludhiana (Punjab), the EDFC will cross by way of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand to terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal.
The WDFC, connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai, will traverse by way of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
