The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has launched a new Rapid Cargo Service on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), connecting major logistics hubs in the National Capital Region (NCR) and northern India with industrial centres in Gujarat.
Railway Board Member (Operations and Business Development) Dr Manoj Singh flagged off the service on Tuesday in the presence of senior officials from DFCCIL and the Railway Ministry.
The new Joint Parcel Product–Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) will offer faster and more reliable rail-based parcel transportation between New Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and New Ancheli in Gujarat.
Unlike the existing NMGHS parcel service, which largely operated up to Ahmedabad, the new service will extend connectivity beyond Ahmedabad to destinations including Surat and Mumbai.
The service will run daily and cater to e-commerce companies, FMCG and retail businesses, courier firms, logistics aggregators, transporters and bulk parcel customers.