Ro-Ro train service for ferry likely on Konkan Rail
It will be possible to operate such a service if there are at least 40 cars to be transported at a time, chairman and managing director Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, Santosh Kumar Jha, said on Tuesday.
Asked why Konkan Railway does not transport passenger cars by its pioneering Ro-Ro services during the Ganpati festival, Jha said they will have to make changes for ferrying cars on wagons.
Konkan Railway's Ro-Ro service, which allows vehicles to be transported with their drivers, has traditionally been used for trucks.
"I promise you that this time in Ganpati I will announce a special train (Ro-Ro)," Jha said.
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