Dimapur, May 26: The second Oxygen Express with 80 MT of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) arrived in Assam on Wednesday.
“This second Oxygen Express train, which left Tata Nagar in Jharkhand on May 25 carrying 4 containers loaded with 80 MT of LMO, arrived at the Inland Container Depot at Amingaon in Assam on May 26,” the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said in a statement.
A Green Corridor was created for fast and safe movement of the train carrying life saving consignment, it said.
The distance of 630 Km was covered by the train, run by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in about 9 hours from Malda Town to Amingaon with an average speed nearly 70 Kmph.
The first Oxygen Express carrying 80 MT of LMO, which left from Tata Nagar on May 22, arrived at Amingaon on May 23.
Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to various states across the country. (Page News Service)