On Monday, the first of 22 trains carrying yarn consignments from Vapi railway station in Valsad to Panipat, Haryana’s textile and carpet manufacturing heartland, arrived at its destination. The train left on April 2 and arrived at Panipat’s Deewana terminal after a 38-hour voyage. Yarn manufacturing units in Vapi and Silvassa’s union region were transporting raw materials by road, which took up to 72 hours. In addition to saving time, it is predicted that train transportation will reduce logistics costs by more than 10%.
Valsad railway station area manager Anu Tyagi said, “Hoping for constant support from the textile industry, the railway authorities are planning to make 22 trips from Vapi to Panipat in a month.”
