Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) will set up a railway siding facility to transport products from Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL). The project includes the construction of two lines of 800 metres each in the railway siding from Thokur station. MRPL would have its railway siding for a loading and unloading facility in its premises within two years, which would reduce its dependency on transportation of cargo by road.
After completion, around 2,800 tonnes of products are expected to be transported by rail every day, according to the company. The proposed siding would help in the transportation of products like pet coke, polypropylene, sulphur and bitumen from the plant. The project is scheduled to be completed in 24 months.
MRPL officials said the company’s board had already given approval for the project and around 30 acres of MRPL land would be used for this purpose.
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