- Situation: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launches three new logistics services.
- Goal: Enhance door-to-door rail logistics, increase last mile connectivity, decrease road reliance, and decrease logistics expenses.
- New Services Launched
- Ensure Delivery Container Service (Delhi to Kolkata)
- Container train service of time limitations.
- Provides certain freight transport.
- Door-to-Door Parcel Service (Mumbai Kolkata)
- Pick up at the location of the sender and door to door delivery.
- Eliminates handling and handling delays.
- Goods Shares as Multipurpose Logistics Centres.
- Chosen railway goods sheds to be upgraded.
- To serve as multimodal collecting, distributing and transshipment centres.
- Key Benefits
- Improves rail logistic competitiveness.
- Enhances sustainable freight transportation.
- Minimizes the use of road transport to accomplish first and last mile delivery.
- Cuts down logistics expenses of companies.
- Recent Initiative
- Mobile App RailOne was released on 2 July 2025 in order to enhance customer access to railway logistics services.
- Significance:
- It will be a significant step in converting Indian Railways into door-centric logistics provider, which will underpin the vision of Indian Railways of efficient, green and cost-effective freight transport.
Month: Current Affairs - October 17, 2025
Category: CURRENT AFFAIRS NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS