According to the Central Railway (CR), the first “Oxygen Express” carrying seven empty tankers left from near Mumbai on Monday for Visakhapatnam, where they will be filled with liquid oxygen for transportation to Maharashtra.
According to a Central Railway release, the Ro-Ro (roll-on-roll-off) train carrying seven empty tankers left Kalamboli goods yard in Navi Mumbai, about 40 kilometers from the state capital Mumbai, at 8:05 p.m.
The tankers will be filled with liquid medical oxygen at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and transported to Maharashtra, which is experiencing a shortage of the life-saving gas needed for the care of vital COVID-19 patients, according to the release.
“In its battle against COVID-19, Railways is launching its first Oxygen Express. Today, a Ro-Ro service with seven empty tankers left Kalamboli, Maharashtra, for Vizag. The Oxygen Express will go through a green corridor to be loaded with Liquid Medical Oxygen “Piyush Goyal, the Railway Minister, took to Twitter.
According to the release, the CR’s Mumbai Division constructed a ramp in the Kalamboli goods yard within 24 hours to allow the loading and unloading of tankers into and out of flat wagons.
According to reports, Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab was present when the train departed for the Andhra Pradesh port area.
The Railways revealed on Sunday that it would run the “Oxygen Express” over the next few days to deliver liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders around the country.
