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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.
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The numbers behind this answer
- 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)
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