Rs. 100 crore parcel revenue earns by Northern Railway in the current FY

New Delhi। Shri Ashutosh Gangal, General Manager Northern Railway informed that despite the various constraints and challenges faced due to Covid-19, Northern Railway has successfully captured new areas of freight business and increased its earnings.
                Northern Railway has earned Rs. 100 Crores parcel revenue during the current Financial Year. In this milestone, Northern Railway leased out 178 SLRs at competitive rates. Advance parcel space equivalent to 150 VP- days in 03 Rajdhani trains booked. There is running demand for VPs in 02 Rajdhani trains in New Delhi – Howrah and New Delhi- Dibrugarh Rajdhani. 43 out of 45 PMS (Parcel Management System) locations made live.
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Northern Railway Restored Linen/ Bed Roll services in all the 216 NR trains
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As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic Linen services in trains were temporarily withdrawn across Indian Railways. After receipt of instructions from the Ministry of Railways to restore the linen service, Northern Railway commenced the supply of linen in AC coaches in a phased manner and now this important passenger amenity of bed roll has been restored in all the trains of Northern Railway.
With current train operations, Linen/Bed roll items are being supplied in around 1281 AC coaches of 216 trains services of NR.  Around 67000 bed rolls are being supplied per day on NR trains which is one of the highest by any zone on Indian Railways. A well-established system of bed roll management works round the clock to integrate supply chain, operations of mechanized laundries, transportation with schedule of trains to handle around 4.7 lakhs of bed rolls per day. 
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(Deepak Kumar ) 
Chief Public Relations Officer
Milestone of Rs.  100 crore parcel revenue earns by Northern Railway in the current FY
Shri Ashutosh Gangal, General Manager Northern Railway informed that despite the various constraints and challenges faced due to Covid-19, Northern Railway has successfully captured new areas of freight business and increased its earnings.
                Northern Railway has earned Rs. 100 Crores parcel revenue during the current Financial Year. In this milestone, Northern Railway leased out 178 SLRs at competitive rates. Advance parcel space equivalent to 150 VP- days in 03 Rajdhani trains booked. There is running demand for VPs in 02 Rajdhani trains in New Delhi – Howrah and New Delhi- Dibrugarh Rajdhani. 43 out of 45 PMS (Parcel Management System) locations made live.
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 Northern Railway Press Release- 2
Northern Railway Restored Linen/ Bed Roll services in all the 216 NR trains
.
As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic Linen services in trains were temporarily withdrawn across Indian Railways. After receipt of instructions from the Ministry of Railways to restore the linen service, Northern Railway commenced the supply of linen in AC coaches in a phased manner and now this important passenger amenity of bed roll has been restored in all the trains of Northern Railway.
With current train operations, Linen/Bed roll items are being supplied in around 1281 AC coaches of 216 trains services of NR.  Around 67000 bed rolls are being supplied per day on NR trains which is one of the highest by any zone on Indian Railways. A well-established system of bed roll management works round the clock to integrate supply chain, operations of mechanized laundries, transportation with schedule of trains to handle around 4.7 lakhs of bed rolls per day.