Oxygen Express
Oxygen Express Ro-Ro Service at Kalamboli in Maharastra, 26 April 2021
Family nameLiquid Medical Oxygen trains
Entered service2021
OperatorsIndian Railways
DepotsAmingaon, Bengaluru, Jamshedpur, Mumbai, Tondiarpet, Vishakhapatnam

Oxygen Express was a series of long-haul/short-haul train service jointly operated by Ministry of Railways and Indian Railways to overcome 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; the first method is transporting by using cryogenic ISO tanks which can carry 16 metric-tonnes of liquid medical oxygen each.[2] And, the second method is fixed tankers on semis such as Tata Motors 1618s;[3] which are further loaded on to the trains at the roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities of Indian Railways and Indian Army.[4]

During the peak of pandemic,the tarins ran on signal-free, green corridor routes; transporting oxygen from various steel plants to various part of the country.[5]

In July 2021, 200 metric-tonnes of liquid medical oxygen transported to Benapole Border Crossing in Bangladesh, from Tatanagar Junction railway station.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid surge in COVID-19 cases". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Indian Railways' Oxygen Express train to reach Maharashtra with medical oxygen". The Economic Times. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  5. ↑ "Oxygen Express from Jamshedpur arrives in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 2021-05-11. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  6. ↑ "In a first, Oxygen Express to supply LMO to Bangladesh". Hindustan Times. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
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