<p>Moving goods between Karnataka and Maharashtra need not be a time-consuming task dependent on road traffic as the South Western Railway will transport the trucks on flat wagons starting from Sunday.</p>.<p>Loaded trucks carried on flat wagons in the Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) service. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will inaugurate the trail run between Nelamangala and Solapur (Bale), heralding a new era in logistics movement.</p>.<p>The service is seen as an eco-friendly move with one Ro-RO train saving 9 to 10 litre of diesel, thereby reducing the cost of the transport. At the same time, train transportation is seen as more reliable and timely.</p>.<p>The SWR's project comes over 20 years after the Konkan Railway began carrying loaded trucks between Suratkal (Dakshina Kannada) and Goa, Mumbai. In April, the Railway Ministry notified the Karnataka-Maharashtra Ro-Ro service. Considering the restriction on passenger trains,the railways has been giving emphasis to the goods movement.</p>
<p>Moving goods between Karnataka and Maharashtra need not be a time-consuming task dependent on road traffic as the South Western Railway will transport the trucks on flat wagons starting from Sunday.</p>.<p>Loaded trucks carried on flat wagons in the Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) service. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will inaugurate the trail run between Nelamangala and Solapur (Bale), heralding a new era in logistics movement.</p>.<p>The service is seen as an eco-friendly move with one Ro-RO train saving 9 to 10 litre of diesel, thereby reducing the cost of the transport. At the same time, train transportation is seen as more reliable and timely.</p>.<p>The SWR's project comes over 20 years after the Konkan Railway began carrying loaded trucks between Suratkal (Dakshina Kannada) and Goa, Mumbai. In April, the Railway Ministry notified the Karnataka-Maharashtra Ro-Ro service. Considering the restriction on passenger trains,the railways has been giving emphasis to the goods movement.</p>
