SER runs 6679 trips of time tabled parcel express trains

South Eastern Railway during the above period, has carried 1,54,373 tonnes of parcel traffic containing 51,00,381 number of packages to different places in the country

Kolkata : Indian Railways is poised to fight against the Coronavirus pandemic by adopting various measures including movement of Time Tabled Parcel Express Trains for maintaining uninterrupted supply of essential commodities to every nook and corner of the country during crisis in the wake of Covid-19.

As a part of commitment to the nation, South Eastern Railway has geared up its entire network to run Time Tabled Parcel Express Trains towards different destinations in the country.

South Eastern Railway, during this national crisis, has already run 6679 trips of Time Tabled Parcel Express Trains carrying essential commodities viz. food items, groceries, medicines, medical equipments, fish, fruits, cotton goods, gunny bags, vegetables, onion, ginger, garlic and other daily need items to different parts of the country from 2nd April to 30th November, 2020.

South Eastern Railway during the above period, has carried 1,54,373 tonnes of parcel traffic containing 51,00,381 number of packages to different places in the country.

These Time Tabled Parcel Express Trains are running between Shalimar- Mumbai CST, Howrah- Secunderabad, Howrah- Bengaluru, Shalimar- Porbander, Kharagpur- Itwari, Howrah-Jagdalpur, Shalimar- Thiruvananthapuram and Shalimar- Dibrugarh.

Apart from the above, Parcel trains running between Bengaluru-Dimapur and KSR Bengaluru-Guwahati are also passing through SER jurisdiction.