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Boisar and Kalmaboli to be hubs for oxygen trains; locations identified after requests by Maharashtra govt

With Railways set to move Liquid Medical Oxygen trucks on rails, officials prepare the two townships as the unloading points for city

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A tanker is loaded on a wagon at Boisar

A tanker is loaded on a wagon at Boisar

In scenes that are reminiscent of the Bollywood movie The Burning Train, the railways built ramps overnight at Kalamboli and Boisar — not to save a train on fire, but to bring the precious Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) at a faster speed to Mumbai city. The locations were identified after requests by the Maharashtra government for quicker transport of road tankers via train to bring LMO from various suppliers in the country.

A tanker on a flat wagon at Boisar
A tanker on a flat wagon at Boisar

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