RORO SERVICE TRAILS BY INDIAN RAILWAYS
                     RORO SERVICE TRAILS 
BY INDIAN RAILWAYS
INTRODUCTION
• Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa flagged off 
Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO-RO) train between Bengaluru 
(Nelamangala) to Solapur (Maharashtra) through 
video conferencing.
Source: deccanherald.com
FLAG OFF
• CM Yediyurappa flagged off the RO-RO train from 
Nelamagala station on the outskirts of Bengaluru at 
9.15 am on 30 August, 2020.
Source: New Indian Express
RO-RO SERVICE
• RO-RO service will have open flat wagon on which 
trucks with goods are loaded. 
• The driver and cleaner of the lorries sit in their 
vehicles. They are dropped at a particular point from 
which they drive off.
Source: Railnews Media
TRAIN DETAILS
• The train will take 17 hours to reach its final 
destination which is at a distance of about 682 kms.
• As many as 42 trucks with goods can be carried at 
time in this train.
Source: India Rail Info
TRAIN DESTINATION
• The train will run via Dharmavaram, Guntakal, 
Raichur and Wadi to reach Bale near Solapur in 
Maharashtra.
Source: YouTube
IMPORTANCE OF
RO-RO SERVICE
• According to SWR, the RO-RO service 
– Reduces accidents on the road
– Improves safety
– Saves fuel and foreign exchange
Source: YouTube
IMPROVED 
TRANSPORTATION
• RO-RO service ensures faster transport of essential 
goods, perishables, food items and smaller cargo.
Source: The Maritime Executive
LARGE-SCALE 
MOVEMENT 
• It facilitates large-scale movement of goods and 
reduces pollution, the cost of transport is lesser than 
transport by road.
Source: Port Containers
FIRST RO-RO 
SERVICE IN INDIA
• Indian Railways introduced the Roll-on-Roll-off (RO-
RO) service on Konkan Railway during the year 1999. 
Since then, the service is running on Konkan Railway 
on diesel route.
Source: Mediacircle
NEED AMID COVID19 
LOCKDOWN
• Indian Railways' RO-RO service help pull off freight 
traffic during covid-19 pandemic.
• Indian Railways at present only operating its freight 
and parcel trains to deliver essential services across 
the country.
Source: The Hindu