First consignment of truck mixers consignment sent from Rail Auto hub
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Schwing Stetter India assures Railways of booking six rakes every month
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First booking: Construction vehicles and equipment manufactured by Schwing Stetter India being transported from Rail Auto Hub.
Schwing Stetter India assures Railways of booking six rakes every month For the first time, a consignment of truck mixers, loaders and self-loading mixers were sent from the Rail Auto Hub at Walajabad, near Kancheepuram, by Schwing Stetter India, a concreting and construction equipment manufacturer.
According to details provided by the Southern Railway Chennai division, the first set of construction vehicles/equipment from Walajabad was sent to Palwal near Delhi and this transaction will generate ₹27.27 lakh revenue for the Railways.
Companies face many hurdles at Rail Auto Hub
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Lack of fencing and facility to handle many rakes among glaring problems
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Lack of fencing and facility to handle many rakes among glaring problems Five years since the Rail Auto Hub at Walajabad, near Kancheepuram, commenced operations several infrastructure challenges remain in and around this hub. Sources in the automobile industry pointed out that there are not many takers for this particular location.
Data shows that in the last five years, 29,685 vehicles have been sent out through this hub till January 2021. Of these, 24,838 vehicles were from Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL). In 2016, the Union Government in its railway budget said that Tamil Nadu will be getting the country’s first Rail Auto Hub for transportation of cars by rail.