Maruti Suzuki trials automobile rake movement through Vallarpadam rail siding
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- ✓Maruti Suzuki India Ltd successfully handled its first trial rake carrying 119 cars at the Vallarpadam rail siding.
- ✓The Cochin Port Authority said the trial took three hours and 15 minutes.
- ✓Officials now wait for a commercial proposal from Maruti to start regular movements, which could help use the rail link.
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Cochin Port Authority has permitted Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) to handle automobile rake movements through the ICTT rail siding at Vallarpadam, with the first trial rake carrying 119 cars successfully handled at the terminal.
The rake was unloaded and cleared in three hours and 15 minutes without affecting normal terminal operations, according to senior port officials. The trial was conducted on a no-cost basis, and MSIL has expressed satisfaction with the handling, senior port officials said.
M.Angamuthu, Chairperson in charge of Cochin Port said that they have now sought a commercial proposal from MSIL for taking the service forward. Maruti is bringing cars from Gujarat for sales in Keralam. DP World, which operates the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT), has also assured the port authority that it would keep it informed on the progress towards regular automobile rake movements.
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