On Monday, the first freight train was received at the Gajwel Railway station, in the Hyderabad Division of South Central Railway. As part of it, the first rake of 21 BCN wagons containing fertilisers booked from Kakinada arrived at Gajwel station and is placed for unloading at Gajwel Goods shed, marking the commencement of the freight operations in the station. A total of 1,844 tons of fertilisers have been transported through the first rake that has been arrived at Gajwel station.
Gajwel station is an important station in Telangana which is constructed as part of new railway line between Manoharabad – Kothapalli new railway line project. The first phase of new railway line between Manoharabad – Gajwel for a distance of 31 km has been completed and commissioned in June, 2020, while work is progressing in the remaining sections. The initial rake has been loaded with fertilisers with tonnage of 1844 tonnes from Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals Siding, Kakinada yesterday and reached Gajwel station today covering a distance of 632 km.
