Oxygen Express
| Oxygen Express | |
|---|---|
 Oxygen Express Ro-Ro Service at Kalamboli in Maharastra, 26 April 2021 | |
| In service | MEDICAL PRODUCT transport |
| Manufacturer | INOX |
| Family name | Liquid Medical Oxygen trains |
| Replaced | - |
| Constructed | 2020 |
| Entered service | 2021 |
| Refurbished | - |
| Formation | 2019 |
| Fleet numbers | 10 |
| Operator | Indian Railways |
| Depots | Amingaon, Bengaluru, Jamshedpur, Mumbai, Tondiarpet, Vishakhapatnam |
Oxygen Express was a series of long- and short-haul train services jointly operated by the Ministry of Railways and Indian Railways to overcome a severe shortage of medical-grade oxygen by supplying to various hospitals in different parts of India and Bangladesh during the second-wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India.[1]
Background
Oxygen Express trains were operated in two formats: by using cryogenic ISO tanks which can carry 16 metric-tonnes of liquid medical oxygen each;[2] using fixed tankers on semis such as Tata Motors 1618s,[3] which are then further loaded on to the trains at the roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities of the Indian Railways and Indian Army.[4]
At the peak of pandemic, the trains ran on signal-free "Green Corridor" routes, transporting oxygen from various steel plants to various parts of the country.[5]
In July 2021, 200 metric-tonnes of liquid medical oxygen were transported to the Benapole Border Crossing in Bangladesh, from the Tatanagar Junction railway station.[6]
Gallery
Western Railways' Oxygen Express Train with LMO tanker truck, 23 May 2021
Linde plc's Tata Motors 1618 road tanker is being loaded with Liquid Medical Oxygen at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, 22 April 2021
Empty LMO tankers of Inox Air Products departing from Kalamboli goods yard for the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, 19 April 2021
Taiyo Nippon Sanso's Empty LMO Tankers at Kalamboli, Maharastra, 19 April 2021
References
- ↑ Changoiwala, Puja (2021-05-01). "India at breaking point". New Scientist. 250 (3332): 7. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(21)00715-6. ISSN 0262-4079. PMC 8087419. PMID 33967368.
- ↑ Mehdiratta, Lalit; Sharma, Ridhima; Jain, Sarvesh (October 2021). "Anaesthesiology as an oasis amid the crisis of the vital medicine 'Oxygen'- innovations and local modifications". Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 65 (Suppl 4): S145–S148. doi:10.4103/ija.ija_904_21. ISSN 0019-5049. PMC 8613475. PMID 34908565.
- ↑ "Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid surge in COVID-19 cases". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Indian Railways' Oxygen Express train to reach Maharashtra with medical oxygen". The Economic Times. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Oxygen Express from Jamshedpur arrives in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 2021-05-11. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "In a first, Oxygen Express to supply LMO to Bangladesh". Hindustan Times. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2022-01-25.