Oxygen Express

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]

Oxygen Express
Oxygen Express Ro-Ro Service at Kalamboli in Maharastra, 26 April 2021
Family nameLiquid Medical Oxygen trains
Entered service2021
Operator(s)Indian Railways
Depot(s)Amingaon, Bengaluru, Jamshedpur, Mumbai, Tondiarpet, Vishakhapatnam

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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