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142<br />

High freight charges making rail uncompetitive<br />

Break even number of km for cost of carrying containers by rail and road in India<br />

Per tonne per km<br />

Current<br />

scenario<br />

5.5<br />

5.0<br />

4.5<br />

4.0<br />

3.5<br />

3.0<br />

2.5<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

0.5<br />

0<br />

Road<br />

Rail (At variable cost)<br />

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800<br />

Rail<br />

1,000–1,300<br />

Even with<br />

recovery of just<br />

the variable cost,<br />

rail becomes<br />

viable only at<br />

600–700 km<br />

distance down<br />

from 1,000–1,300<br />

km<br />

SOURCE: CONCOR; transporter interviews<br />

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