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What does Rail rake mean in logistics?

Short answer

A full set of wagons forming a freight train, booked and moved as one unit from origin terminal to destination terminal.

Indian Railways offers train-load rates for full rakes and options such as two-point and mini rakes. Container trains run between ports and ICDs, and bulk rakes use wagon types matched to the commodity. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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Also called
rake, train load
Category
Air, sea & rail
Related terms
Railway receipt (RR), Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT), Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), ICD (inland container depot)

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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