Mehsana, May 7 -- Western Railway flagged off the first "Deemed VP Rake" loaded with cumin seeds from Mehsana station to Azara station in Assam under the Rangiya Division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), marking a significant development in freight transportation from Gujarat.

According to a release by Western Railway on Wednesday, the Deemed VP Rake comprised 30 BCN wagons and carried 4,200 quintals of cumin seeds over a distance of approximately 2,477 kilometres. A total of 13,800 packages of spices were loaded in the rake, with the total consignment weighing around 4,20,000 kilograms (420 tonnes). The operation generated freight revenue of more than Rs 25.28 lakh for the Railways.

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