In a big boost to the PM Gati Shakti programme, Western Railway has launched the Rail Post Gati Shakti Express Service in conjunction with India Post to provide logistics services to parcel clients.
This effort was launched in response to the recent Budget statement to provide an end-to-end logistic solution by leveraging the Postal Department’s First Mile and Last Mile connection advantages, as well as Railways’ Middle Mile capabilities.
The facilities at the newly created Surat Parcel Office were inspected, and the loading operations were examined, by Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager of Western & Central Rly.
According to the press release of Western Railway, as per the modalities of the Rail Post Gati Shakti Express Service, Railways will be transporting goods from one rail head to other rail head and Postal Department will play the role of aggregator for collection and distribution of consignments from Customer factory/ Depot at both originating and destination location.
This collaborative model has been implemented by W. Rly’s Mumbai Division in consultation with the Department of Post, Vadodara Circle in a move to attract textile traffic which is currently moving by road. The Rail-Post Logistic Service will be initially available for the benefit of customers from Surat & Udhna area. This scheme will help in providing door to door experience with advanced security and tracking facility to the parcel customers.