Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals’ (MRPL) new railway siding in Mangaluru started operation by loading a rake of 59 wagons with pet-coke on Thursday for a user in Kalaburagi in Karnataka.
Established at a cost of ₹167 crore with a track-length of 3.4 km, the railway siding facility is close to Thokur railway station.
A company statement said here that this facility will help MRPL to supply pet-coke to major industries across the country, partly through railway wagons. Supplies to nearer destinations shall continue through trucks.
The company said that a rake of 59 wagons can take 3,600 tonnes of pet-coke. However, a single truck can take only 16 tonnes of pet-coke. One full railway rake can substitute 225 trucks, thereby reducing traffic congestion and enhancing safety considerably.
