e Port of Mumbai owns and
operates its own Railway
which is connected to broad-
gauge mainlines of Central
and Western Railway through
its...
more... interchange yard at
Wadala. The Port Railway runs
about 10 kms. of a straight
route between Indira Dock
and Wadala and has a net
work of tracks of about 55
kms.
Port Railway provides rail
connectivity to the
hinterland of country for exim
cargo and has rail sidings for
loading / unloading in the
Docks area and also in outline
area. The railway owns its
fleet of 5 direct locomotives
and has facilities for handling
coal, agro-products like oil
cake, sugar, maize, rice, etc.
iron and steel and ICD
containers.
The Docks and outlying areas
are serviced by a network of
railway owned by MbPT. The
railway is broad gauge and
admeasures about 55 track
kilometers. This network is
connected to Central and
Western Railways at its
interchange yard at Wadala.
For handling ICD traffic, a
fully-fledged RCD has been
set up at Cotton Depot with
facilities for reception,
stacking etc. of containers. It
can handle two trains of 45
wagons with double dispatch
facilities.