Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa Flags Off RORO Train Service Between Bengaluru And Maharashtra's Solapur

Karnataka Chief Minister (CM) BS Yediyurappa today (30 August) inaugurated the maiden “Roll On Roll Off” (RORO) train between the State capital of Bengaluru and Maharashtra's Solapur via video conferencing.

The maiden RORO train was flagged off with a capacity to carry 42 fully laden trucks onboard, carrying goods of sundry kinds. The train is expected to cover the total distance of 682 kilometres in 17 hours.

As per a report by Livemint, the RORO train would run through Dharmavaram, Guntakal, Raichur and Wadi to each Bale near Solapur, ensuring fast transport of essential goods, perishables, food items and smaller cargo at large scale.

The RORO train service will not only reduce the cost of transportation compared to road-based movement, but will also reduce pollution and accidents, and save fuel and foreign exchange.

As per the South Western Railway (SWR), under the RORO fashion, the drivers and cleaners of the trucks sit in their vehicles during the course of journey over the train, following which they are dropped at a particular point from which they drive the trucks off."