Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways uses Covered wagons for bulk onion transportation; 271 onion rakes loaded in 2023-24
In 2023-24 Indian Railways through CONCOR transported 27771 refrigerated containers for temperature-sensitive cargo including fruits and vegetables
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29 MAR 2025 5:33PM by PIB Delhi
For bulk transportation of onions, covered wagons are already being utilized over Indian Railways. 271 onion rakes were loaded during 2023-24.
However, no request has been received from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution regarding the deployment of trains with refrigerated wagons for onion transportation.
Indian Railway is providing rail based refrigerated container services through Container Corporation (CONCOR) to facilitate movement of cargo that requires temperature-controlled environment, including fruits and vegetables. During 2023-24, a total of 27,771 refrigerated containers were moved through Rail by CONCOR.
The temperature-controlled storage facilities of CONCOR have been established at Nashik, New Azadpur, Dadri and Sonipat at a total investment of about Rs 129 crore.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply in Rajya Sabha yesterday.
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