Parcel Trains: Full List of Services Introduced by Indian Railways to Help Traders Move Goods During Lockdown

Indian Railways has introduced time tabled parcel trains 58 routes (109 trains) for parcel special trains have been notified since the start of the lock-down.

These trains will connect all the important centers across the country and will benefit local industries, e-commerce companies, interested groups and individuals ensuring regular supply of vital goods required for citizens, industry and agriculture.

Information on these trains is available on NTES website.

Till 5th April 5, 2020, 27 routes were notified, IR said in a statement.

Of this, 17 routes were regular scheduled services, while the remaining was for single trip only. Subsequently, 40 new routes have been identified and notified (and frequency of some of the previous routes has been increased).

Time Tabled Parcel Trains are planned as per the demand of the customers. Time tabled Parcel trains connect vital corridors of the country viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. In addition, proper connectivity has also been ensured to Guwahati, to ensure supplies in the North-eastern region of the country.

Other important cities connected via these trains are Bhopal, Allahabad, Dehradun, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ranchi, Gorakhpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Salem, Warangal, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatanam, Rourkela, Bilaspur, Bhusawal, Tatanagar, Jaipur, Jhansi, Agra, Nasik, Nagpur, Akola, Jalgaon, Surat, Pune, Raipur, Patna, Asansol, Kanpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Gwalior, Mathura, Nellore and Jabalpur.

Indian Railways has also been running other Parcel trains as per demand of customers during this period – which include:

a) ‘Milk Specials’ from Palanpur (Gujarat) to Palwal (near Delhi), and from Renigunta (AP) to

Delhi

b) Milk products from Kankariya (Gujarat) to Kanpur (UP) and Sankrail (near Kolkata)

c) Food products from Moga (Punjab) to Changsari (Assam)

Time Tabled Parcel Trains are being run even on those routes where demand is less, so that no

part of the country remains unconnected. Some trains are being run with only 2 Parcel Vans, or

with 1 Parcel Van and Brake Van.

These Parcel Trains introduced in wake of COVID-19 pandemic over different zones are as under:

S.No.ZonePairs of Parcel Special Trains
1WR12 pairs
2CR07 pairs
3WCR05 pairs
4NR08 pairs
5NWR01 pair
6SR/SWR10 pairs
7SCR05 pairs
8SER03 pairs
9SECR04 pairs
10NCR01 pair
11ECoR02 pairs
12NER01 pair
13ER07 pairs
14ECR01 pair

(This information is till the morning of 8th April, and is likely to be revised upwards regularly.)

List of Routes

ZONEFROMTOParcel Train Number
CRChhatrapatiShivaji TerminusNagpur109
CRNagpurChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus110
CRChhatrapatiShivaji TerminusWadi111
CRWadiChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus112
CRChhatrapatiShivaji TerminusShalimar113
CRShalimarChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus114
CRChhatrapatiShivaji TerminusMadras115
CRMadrasChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus116
CRChangsariKalyan104
ERHowrahNew Delhi309
ERNew DelhiHowrah310
ERSealdahNew Delhi311
ERNew DelhiSealdah312
ERSealdahGuwahati313
ERGuwahatiSealdah314
ERHowrahGuwahati303
ERGuwahatiHowrah304
ERHowrahJamalpur305
ERJamalpurHowrah306
ERSealdahMalda Town315
ERMalda TownSealdah316
ERHowrahChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus307
ERChhatrapatiShivaji TerminusHowrah308
ECRDeenDayalUpadhyaya JunctionSaharsa302
ECRSaharsaDeenDayalUpadhyaya Junction301
ECoRVisakhapatnamCuttack532
ECoRCuttackVisakhapatnam531
ECoRVisakhapatnamSambalpur530
ECoRSambalpurVisakhapatnam529
NRNew DelhiGuwahati402
NRGuwahatiNew Delhi401
NRAmritsar Howrah464
NRHowrahAmritsar 463
NRDelhiJammu Tawi403
NRJammu TawiDelhi404
NRKalkaAmbala454
NRAmbalaKalka453
NRDehradunDelhi434
NRDelhiDehradun433
NCRPrayagrajJhansi436
NCRJhansiPrayagraj435
NERManduadihKathgodam501
NERKathgodamManduadih502
NFRNew GuwahatiAgartala 
NWRJaipur-Rewari-Jodhpur-Jodhpur-Ajmer-Jaipur 951
NWR Jaipur-Ajmer-Jodhpur Jodhpur-Rewari-Jaipur952
SRMadrasNew Delhi646
SRNew DelhiMadras647
SRMadrasCoimbatore653
SRCoimbatoreMadras654
SRChennai EgmoreNagercoil657
SRNagercoilChennai Egmore658
SRThiruvananthapuram Kozhikode655
SRKozhikodeThiruvananthapuram 656
SCRSecundrabadHowrah 
SCRHowrahSecundrabad 
SCRReniguntaSecundrabad769
SCRSecundrabadRenigunta770
SCRReniguntaSecundrabad767
SCRSecundrabadRenigunta768
SCRKakinadaSecundrabad765
SCRSecundrabadKakinada766
SCRReniguntaNizamuddin761 (MILK)
SERShalimarRanchi801
SERRanchiShalimar802
SERShalimarChangsari803
SERChangsariShalimar804
SECRDurgChhapra875
SECRChhapraDurg876
SECRDurgAmbikapur873
SECRAmbikapurDurg874
SECRDurgKorba871
SECRKorbaDURG872
SECRItwariTATA881
SECRTataItwari 
SWRYesvantpurGorakhpur 
SWRGorakhpurYesvantpur 
SWRYesvantpurNizamuddin 
SWRNizamuddinYesvantpur 
SWRYesvantpurHowrah 
SWRHowrahYesvantpur 
SWRGuwahatiYesvantpur 
WRBandra TerminusLudhiana 
WRLudhianaBandra Terminus 
WRMadrasKankaria 
WRAhmedabadGuwahati  
WRGuwahatiAhmedabad 
WRSuratBhagalpur 
WRBhagalpurSurat 
WRMumbai CentralFerozpur 
WRFerozpurMumbai Central 
WRPorbandarShalimar 
WRShalimarPorbandar 
WRLinchSalchapra 
WRSalchapraLinch 
WRBhujDadar 
WRDadarBhuj 
WRBandra TerminusOkha 
WROkhaBandra Terminus 
WCRBhopalGwalior 
WCRGwaliorBhopal 
WCRItarsiBina 
WCRBinaItarsi 
WCRBhopalKhandwa 
WCRKhandwaBhopal 
WCRRewaAnooppur 
WCRAnooppurRewa 
WCRRewaSingrauli 
WCRSingrauliRewa 

So far, approximately 32 pairs of parcel special have been notified as inter-Railway (long distance), while the remaining are intra-Railway (short distance).

Some of the longer routes for these Parcel Special trains are:

1) Kalyan – Santragachi

2) Kalyan – Changsari

3) New Delhi – Chennai

4) Salem – Bhatinda

5) Salem – Hisar

5) Yeswanthpur – Hazrat Nizamuddin

6) Yeswanthpur – Howrah

7) Yeswanthpur – Gorakhpur

8) Yeswanthpur – Guwahati

9) Ahmedabad – Guwahati

10) Karambeli – Changsari

11) Kankariya – Sankrail

The facility of transporting parcels through these trains can be availed by any person or company. As per the available trends, following goods are being transported across the length and breadth of the country:

i. Perishables (including eggs, fruits, vegetables, fish)

ii. Medicines, medical equipment, masks

iii. Milk and Dairy products

iv. Seeds (for agricultural use)

v. Other general goods such as E-Commerce consignments, packaged food items, books, stationery, packing material, etc

Trains have been given en-route stoppages at all feasible locations, so that maximum possible clearance of parcels may be done. Zonal Railways are publishing the time-tables of these trains in leading newspapers. In addition, regular customers and government agencies are also being contacted.

Photo: Anirudh Iyer

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