Rlys, postal dept in parcel service pact

Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram division of Southern Railway has taken an initiative for door delivery and pick up of parcels in association with the department of posts, Kerala circle. It is the first-of-its-kind initiative in the country.
Daily parcel special service trains are currently being operated between Thiruvananthapuram Central – Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram Central – Chennai Egmore.
“These parcel trains are helpful to customers as is evident from the good patronage for these trains.The number of customers utilising these services is constantly growing. To mitigate the difficulties faced by customers in sending and receiving parcels through railway network during the lockdown period, the Thiruvananthapuram division of Southern Railway has taken the initiative,” said a statement from Thiruvananthapuram division.
The memorandum of understanding was signed by Rajesh Chandran, senior divisional commercial manager, Thiruvananthapuram division and Sayeed Rasheed, director of postal services, Kerala circle, in the presence of Shirish Kumar Sinha, divisional railway manager, Thiruvananthapuram division.
The postal personnel will collect the parcel from the consigner’s premises and will get them booked. The transshipment will be through Railways from the nearest railway station to the destination railway station. From there, the parcel will again be collected and delivered to the consignee at his doorstep by the department of posts.
A minimum charge will be collected from the consigner under logistics post levied by postal department in addition to the charges levied by Indian Railways for the parcel service. This service will be initially available at Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva and Thrissur. People may contact rail post: 0471 2464425, 94479 57388, 96339 73640 in advance to book the parcel or call railway parcel helpline number - 95678 69381 for assistance.