<span style="color: #222222;">Railways has carried more than 54, 000 tonnes of consignments through parcel trains during Lockdown period and earned more than Rs. 19 crore.<br />''<br />''Railways has made parcel vans available for quick transportation of essential items in small parcel sizes to supplement the supply chain during lockdown.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the parcel Trains are providing big boost to transportation of essential commodities and other goods across the country during the lock down.<br />''<br />''More than two thousand parcel trains were operated so far. Railways is also running time-tabled Parcel Special trains on select routes to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential items.<br />''<br />''Railway zones are regularly identifying and notifying routes for these trains and presently they are being operated on 82 routes.<br />''<br />''Parcel trains are Supplying agricultural inputs, medicines, medical equipment from producing regions to other parts of the country.<br />''<br />''The parcel service is also supplying milk and dairy products from surplus regions like Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh to high-demand regions, besides moving other essentials items. </span><br />