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Indian Railways has successfully operated its inaugural 1.3-kilometer-long double-stack container train, a move aimed at enhancing freight capacity and optimizing logistics. The train, which departed from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai to Varnama in Vadodara Division on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), carried 360 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units of containers).

According to the national transporter, the train journeyed around 422 kilometers, reaching CONCOR’s GCT terminal at Varnama. This operation involved two double-stack rakes joined together, with each rake carrying 180 TEUs, resulting in a total capacity of 360 TEUs. The long-haul formation featured two double-stack rakes, one leading from JNPT to Vadodara and the other trailing, both operated by respective locomotives.

The train's innovative design aims to boost freight movement by reducing congestion at terminals, increasing the volume of containers transported per train, and utilizing railway routes more efficiently. By carrying more freight in a single train, the operation can decrease the need for multiple train movements, leading to faster freight movement and potentially reducing overall transit time.

Moreover, the use of electrically hauled trains can help reduce dependence on diesel-powered road transport, thereby lowering road congestion, diesel consumption, and transport-related emissions.