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RORO service introduced between Bangaluru and Solapur

The first ever RORO service of South Western Railway from Nelamangla,near Bengaluru to Bale,near Solapur in Maharashtra started its maiden journey.  B. S. Yediyurappa, Chief Minister of Karnataka and Suresh C. Angadi, Minister of State of Railways  flagged offthe train at Bangaluru Station on Sunday.

 RORO services are combination of best features of road and rail transports in the sense that they offer door to door service with minimal handling transported by fat and direct rail link .However, increasing traffic on roads is leading to congestion and delays to passenger vehicles.  This will cause unsafe travel conditions. Also, delays at interstate check posts due to inspection of various documents, etc. contribute to increased travel time.On the other hand, Railways provide hassle free and environmentally friendly transport to medium to large quantum of freight.Rail transport is most fuel efficient of all means of transport and is much safer than road.

RO-RO train services were first introduced in Indian Railways on Konkan Railways in 1999, and are running successfully since then. In lockdown announced to control the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the RO-RO model came to the rescue for many transporters.Bengaluru and Solapur cities are thriving business cities, rich in agri-products.  Substantial road traffic carrying large number of commodities moves  between these two cities. After the detailed study, the route of RORO train services between these two cities ,is decided to be passing through four States - Karnataka,Andhra Pradesh , Telangana and Maharashtra.RORO services on this section shall be the only privately operated RORO train services on Indian Railways.

Speaking on the occasion Angadi said thousands of trucks plying between Bengaluru and Solapur. With RORO travel time will be just 17 hours. This is trial run that got delayed due to COVID. CM Yediyurappa said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi  is emphasizing on Multimodal connectivity. APMC Markets in the region offer tremendous scope for RORO.

 


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