Panambur Railway Goods shed to offer round the clock service

Panambur Railway Goods shed to offer round the clock service

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jan 15, 2021:      Panambur Railway Goods Shed will offer round the clock service on a trial basis for a period of three months from 18th January 2021 to speed up the  loading / unloading of goods. This  modification in the working hours is for handling covered wagons at the Good shed. At present the  working hours of the shed is 06.00 hrs. to  22.00 hrs. except for the mechanised loading/unloading in  open wagons  which happens round the clock.

 

The Goods shed mainly  handles Coal and fertilizer.  An average of 800 wagons are handled at this goods shed per month.

During  December, 2020,  the fertiliser loading from the  Goods shed  registered an increase  of 10 percent compared to the corresponding period of last year.
 
The increased working hours will ensure uninterrupted loading / unloading of goods which is beneficial to the customers as well as railways. It will increase wagon turnaround and allow optimum utilization of resources.