<p>The Krishnapatnam Port, which has its own dedicated railway line linking with the national railway grid is now planning to build a “Timber route,” linking the port with Hyderabad, the largest consumer of the wood in this part of the country due to heavy construction activity.<br /><br /></p>.<p>At present the 21 km railway line between KPCL and Venkatachalam road commissioned in 2009 connects Chennai-Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai trunk roads. The railway link has carried cargo of 14.4 million tonnes during the current year so far resulting in railway freight worth Rs 1,135 crore.<br /><br /> The Krishnapatnam Rail Company, established under a SPV with the Indian railway is hoping to open a freight route to Hyderabad and beyond opening up uninterrupted movement of goods, particularly the Dal (pulses) imported from Myanmar.<br /><br />The Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal on 6,500 acres with a capacity of operating 1.2 million TEU, acts as a container gateway on the east coast making it possible to link even New Delhi through a dedicated line. </p>
<p>The Krishnapatnam Port, which has its own dedicated railway line linking with the national railway grid is now planning to build a “Timber route,” linking the port with Hyderabad, the largest consumer of the wood in this part of the country due to heavy construction activity.<br /><br /></p>.<p>At present the 21 km railway line between KPCL and Venkatachalam road commissioned in 2009 connects Chennai-Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai trunk roads. The railway link has carried cargo of 14.4 million tonnes during the current year so far resulting in railway freight worth Rs 1,135 crore.<br /><br /> The Krishnapatnam Rail Company, established under a SPV with the Indian railway is hoping to open a freight route to Hyderabad and beyond opening up uninterrupted movement of goods, particularly the Dal (pulses) imported from Myanmar.<br /><br />The Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal on 6,500 acres with a capacity of operating 1.2 million TEU, acts as a container gateway on the east coast making it possible to link even New Delhi through a dedicated line. </p>
