The record
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- South Coast Railway's Vijayawada division has moved its first full rake of imported wood pulp from Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradesh to a destination in Maharashtra, a milestone the railway attributes to a recent tariff adjustment that made the haul commercially viable.
- The service links an export-facing Andhra port with industrial buyers in western India, giving importers a direct rail option for bulk pulp and giving the division a new freight revenue stream.
- Coverage so far is limited to The Hindu's national and Andhra Pradesh editions, both reporting the same factual account with no competing claims or dissenting voices.
- Key details remain unknown: the volume involved, the customer, and the specific destination within Maharashtra are not given in the available reporting.
- Watch whether further rakes follow and whether similar tariff-driven cargo shifts appear on other routes.
What to watch next
- Whether follow-on rakes confirm sustained pulp traffic on the route
- Details of the tariff adjustment and which commodities it covers
- Kakinada Port cargo volumes in coming months
- Similar first-rake announcements from other railway divisions
Who said what2
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Y. Balaji Kiran
Chief Public Relations Officer
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“pulp has now been included as a commodity in the goods tariff under Class-110, paving way for considerable reduction in the freight charges for the new commodity”
In the article
…To improve the freight revenue, the railway officials held discussions with the industry experts and submitted a proposal to the Railway Board in July 2026 for suitable rating of wood pulp, and based on the proposal, pulp has now been included as a commodity in the goods tariff under Class-110, paving way for considerable reduction in the freight charges for the new commodity , said SCoR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Y. Balaji Kiran in a release. Also read: SCoR launches cleanliness drives to promote environmental sanitation As a result of this tariff rationalisation, the 1,061-km…
“SCoR expects to generate around 1.5 lakh tonnes of additional loading per annum, with an estimated annual freight revenue of approximately ₹20 crore from this traffic”
In the article
…imported wood pulp was loaded at Kakinada Port to Bhigwan in Maharashtra. The freight earning from each rake is about ₹40 lakh. Also read: Focus on SCoR infrastructure, staff welfare, says Porata Samiti leader “ SCoR expects to generate around 1.5 lakh tonnes of additional loading per annum, with an estimated annual freight revenue of approximately ₹20 crore from this traffic ,” Mr. Balaji Kiran said. SCoR General Manager, Sandeep Mathur congratulated Principal Chief Operations Manager Vineet Kumar, Principal Chief Commercial Manager K Sambasiva Rao, Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager…
Why it matters3
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- South Coast Railway Vijayawada division new freight revenue stream· immediate
- Kakinada Port cargo throughput increase· weeks
- Maharashtra pulp consumers (paper industry) inbound logistics cost easing· weeks
Coverage1
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Named India · Bhigwan · Kakinada Port · Maharashtra · Vijayawada · K. Sambasiva Rao · Mohit Sonakiya · Railway Board · Sandeep Mathur · South Coast Railway · Vineet Kumar · Y. Balaji Kiran
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