Jammu, Sep 13: In yet another first to its credit, Jammu Railway Division has captured a new Origin-Destination (O-D) pair with the commencement of a completely new freight traffic i.e., transportation of cement within the division.
This will be the first time that a consignment of cement will be transported by rail from one railway station of the Division to another railway station of the same Division i.e., from Kathua railway station to Anantnag railway station.
Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM) of Jammu Railway Division, Uchit Singhal, while describing it as a very big achievement for the Division, said, “For the first time, a new traffic like cement is being connected to our railway division. It is the result of the continuous hard work of our freight marketing team. Our aim is to make railways a more economical, safe and environment-friendly option for traders. This new O-D pair from Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Railway Station in Kathua to Anantnag Railway Station will prove to be an important link for the supply of construction material in the valley in future.”
He asserted that the initiative was an important step towards realising the vision of the Prime Minister’s “PM Gati Shakti” and environment-friendly transportation.
Raghvender Singh, Public Relations Inspector (PRI), Jammu Railway Division, while giving a detailed account of the initiative, said that the (Jammu Railway) Division took a significant step towards achieving a major milestone in the field of freight traffic.
“As a result of the Division’s tireless, continuous and coordinated freight marketing efforts, an indent has been placed for the first time for loading of cement in the Division,” he reiterated.
According to them, the Business Development Unit (BDU) of Jammu (Railway) Division was in continuous contact with the industry. In this sequence, the team held several rounds of meetings with Ganpati Cement, Kathua and persuaded them to send their product to the valley through railways.
“This will not only be a completely new traffic for Jammu Railway Division, but it is also a new O-D (Origin-Destination) pair, which the Division has successfully captured,” they point out.
As per the loading details, an indent for one BCN rake, containing commodity cement bags, has been placed from Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua Railway Station to Anantnag Railway Station.
They assert that at present the indent has been placed and loading will be done from tomorrow, i.e., September 14.
“The company has assured that this traffic will be continued consistently and in larger quantities in the coming time as per the market demand in Kashmir valley,” they maintain.
