India to get First semi-high speed freight Train.

May 30, 2022

The Railways is aiming to introduce the country’s First semi-high speed freight train by December 2022.
Based on the Vande Bharat platform, the 16 coach ‘Gati Shakti’ train will be able to run at 160 km/hour, and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
With these trains, the Railways plans to target the e-commerce and courier parcel segment.
According to Indian coach factory (ICF) official, India had become the 8th largest market for e-commerce.
India’s ecommerce market is expected to reach $111 billion by 2024, $200 billion by 2026 and expected to reach $350 billion by 2030,”
The Railways is aiming to increase its share in freight transportation from the present 27% to 45% by 2030 through better infrastructure and business development plans, according to the National Rail Plan.