(a) whether the Railways intends to rationalise the freight for long distance transportation of coal for power generation;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Railways intends to rationalise the freight for long distance transportation of coal for power generation;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) to (c) Rationalisation of freight structure is an on-going process. Recently, from 01.04.2015 the distance slabs beyond 1500 kilometers have been revised from 250 kilometer slab to 125 kilometer. Further, classification of Coal has also been reduced from Class-150 to Class-145.
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