Imagine a spice farmer in Wayanad, Kerala, sending his produce to Europe.
His logistics partner is in a position to deploy trucks on demand, almost immediately, because of the predictability of turnaround times afforded by reliable highways.
The trucks need to travel a few hundred kilometres to reach a state-of-the art multimodal cargo terminal, where the spices are quickly on-loaded to a container freight train waiting just in time for the cargo.
With the capacity of the rail network enhanced, freight charges have reduced and the time slot in which the container will be delivered to the port can now be guaranteed.
