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An oxygen express train from Jamshedpur carrying 120 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) chugged into Bengaluru on Tuesday,
An oxygen express train from Jamshedpur carrying 120 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) chugged into Bengaluru on Tuesday, Railway officials said. The state has so far received 480 tonnes of oxygen from Odisha and Jharkhand by rail, Chief Public Relation Officer of South Western Railway, Aneesh Hegde told PTI.
According to Hegde, the fourth train had departed from Jamshedpur in the wee hours of Monday and reached Bengaluru this morning carrying LMO in six containers.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has said the state required about 1,200 tonnes of oxygen to meet the
Karnataka gets lifeline as first Oxygen Express for state chugs into Bengaluru
The train with empty tankers will shortly be sent to Kalinga Nagar in Odisha from where the next oxygen consignment is slated for transportation.
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The first Oxygen Express for Karnataka reached the Inland Container Depot at Whitefield with 120 tonnes of Oxygen. (Photo | EPS) By Express News Service
BENGALURU: In a much-needed relief to Karnataka, the first Oxygen Express carrying 120 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen chugged safely into the yard of the Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Whitefield in Bengaluru at 9.35 am on Tuesday.
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First oxygen express train to Karnataka leaves Jamshedpur
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The train is expected to reach Whitefield in Bengaluru on May 11.
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The first oxygen express to Karnataka left from Jamshedpur early on May 10.
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The train is expected to reach Whitefield in Bengaluru on May 11.
The first oxygen express train to Karnataka has left from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. The train, carrying 120 tonnes of liquid oxygen, will reach the Container Corporation India in Whitefield, Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Chief PRO of South Western Railway (SWR) Aneesh Hegde told
The Hindu that the first express train is carrying six cryogenic containers, each loaded with 20 tonnes of liquid oxygen. The train left at 3.30 a.m. on May 10 from Jamshedpur.
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