INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Freight loading at Ranipettai station (Image credit: Chennai division, Southern Railways)The Ranipettai railway station, constructed in 1858
- one of the Indian Railways' oldest on the network, is set to become a developing hub for freight traffic, according to the Southern
After a gap of 25 years, the station which was suspended due to operational reasons in 1995, became functional for freight movement on
the Southern railway zone
in Andhra Pradesh as a two-point rake, which fetched a revenue of Rs.15.32 lakhs for the railway authorities, according to the Chennai
fertilizers, fetching a sum of Rs 25.88 lakhs as revenue for Indian Railways.The third rake transported 1,329 tonnes of fertilizers to
Tadepalligudam and Eluru in Andhra Pradesh as a two point rake on March 16, 2021, which fetched a revenue of Rs.13.72 lakhs for the railway
authorities.For the current financial year 2021-2022, the first loading of goods from the Ranipettai station started on June 15, 2021
Canal junction (637 tonnes) in Andhra Pradesh.This resulted in transporting a total of 1338 tonnes of chemical manure or single super
financial year 2020, marking a 10 per cent growth year-on-year.
