During the year 2021-22 up to January 2022, N. F. Railway achieved revenue to the tune of Rs. 38.55 crores from parcel loading registering a growth of more than 44 percent in comparison to the previous year for the corresponding period. During the period from April 1, 2021, to January 31, 2022, N. F. Railway has transported commodities of more than 112.5 thousand tonnes through parcel trains and parcel vans as against 72.37 thousand tonnes transported during the corresponding period of the last year; it is an increase of 55.51%.
Parcel transportation by rail is the cost-effective, quickest and environment-friendly option for customers. In addition to time-tabled parcel special trains, N. F. Railway has also been running demand-based parcel vans successfully. Efforts of Business Development Units (BDUs) at all the Divisions and at Zonal Head Quarters level have provided easy access to entrepreneurs and traders to transport their goods quickly. Business Development Units of N. F. Railway are having frequent interactions with Trade & Industry players within their respective areas to find new traffic for movement by train.
N. F. Railway hopes that various initiatives and schemes being provided by Railways will help businessmen and aggregators in a bigger ways for transportation of their commodities through parcel trains/vans.
