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Amazon strengthens tie-up with Railways for faster delivery of essentials

The e-commerce giant is leveraging 'Covid-19 Parcel Special Trains' launched by Indian Railways to ramp up its operations to 55 lanes during lockdown period

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Amazon said it has always innovated processes to prioritize the delivery of items that are of high priority for customers | Photo: Goods being loaded on a cargo train

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Amazon India said it has strengthened its partnership with the Indian Railways to transport consignments via rail across the country.
 
The e-commerce giant is leveraging the ‘Covid-19 Parcel Special Trains’ introduced by the railways to ramp up operations to 55 lanes during the lockdown period. The firm said this is another step towards a long-term partnership between Amazon India and the railways.
 
The pact is to focus on developing the rail network to supplement road and air networks for transportation of customer packages with improved speed and reliability.