Freight loading, zero accident, better capacity utilisation, doubling average speed of trains, improving accounting norms, thriving commercial entity while serving people optimally and joining hands with stakeholders for collective efforts are the key missions to achieve different targets in the Indian Railways, stated Member, Traffic, Railway Board Md Jamshed at a meeting at the Rail Sadan here with the stakeholders during the All India Railway Week Celebrations-2016.
Focusing on strategic partnerships, Jamshed said collaboration and strategic partnership would create a new dimension in freight business. Informing about the various schemes, Jamshed said mini rake for multiple directions within 600 km, withdrawal of congestion surcharge from ports and automatic rebate on loading in traditional empty flow direction would result in robust traffic offering to the Railways.
He also requested customers to reduce detention of rolling stock and locomotives, increase speed on siding lines and improve the signalling system with interlocking facilities to avoid safety hazards and improve turn-round time, provision of Grade Separators to avoid surface crossings and also provision of electrification in sidings to maintain uniform traction.
Among others who attended the meeting were ECoR Chief Operations Manager GC Ray, Chief Commercial Manager BP Swain and the Chief Operations Managers of East Central and South East Central Railway and senior officers of the Railway Board.