Two more Oxygen Express trains carrying 238.5 tonnes LMO reaches Bengaluru
BENGALURU:
Two more Oxygen Express trains carrying 238.5 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), have reached the city, the South Western Railway said on Tuesday.
These were the eleventh and twelfth trains carrying the life saving gas to Karnataka, and the state so far, has received 1,420.64 tonnes of LMO by Rail.
The 11th Oxygen Express, carrying 124.19 tonnes of LMO in six cryogenic containers that started from Rourkela, Odisha at 09:30 pm on May 23, reached ICD Whitefield here at 06:10 am today, a release from the South Western Railway said.
11th #OxygenExpress to Karnataka: from Rourkela, Odisha with 120 MT LMO reached Whitefield, Bengaluru at 6:40 AM.
— South Western Railway (@SWRRLY) May 25, 2021
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ 11ನೇ ಆಕ್ಸಿಜನ್ ಎಕ್ಸ್ಪ್ರೆಸ್: ಒಡಿಶಾದ ರೌರ್ಕೆಲದಿಂದ 120 ಮೆ ಟನ್ ಹೊತ್ತು ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 6.40ಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿದೆ.
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The 12th express too reached ICD a couple of hours later at 09:49 am. This train was carrying 114.31 tonnes LMO in six cryogenic containers and had started from Kanalus at Jamnagar in Gujarat at 04:30 am on May 24, it added.
Despite the challenges posed by Cyclone Yaas during Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Railways has been ensuring timely loading and transport of LMO, the release said.
12th #OxygenExpress to Karnataka: From Jamnagar, Guj with 114.31 MT LMO reached Bengaluru at 9:50 AM.
— South Western Railway (@SWRRLY) May 25, 2021
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ 12 ನೇ ಆಕ್ಸಿಜನ್ ಎಕ್ಸ್ಪ್ರೆಸ್: ಗುಜರಾತಿನ ಜಾಮ್ ನಗರದಿಂದ 114.31 ಮೆ ಟನ್ ಆಕ್ಸಿಜನ್ ಹೊತ್ತು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 9:50ಕ್ಕೆ ತಲುಪಿತು.
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A signal free ”Green Corridor” was created by the Railways to enable swift transport of these Oxygen Expresses, i.e. these trains have run stoppage free, and have not had to wait for crossing/passage of another train.
Indian Railways has so far run more than 247 Oxygen Expresses and transported more than 16,000 tonnes of LMO to all over the country to assist state governments in their fight against Covid -19. PTI
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