The 'freight village' (multimodal logistics park) concept integrates:
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Only residential housing for truck drivers
Road, rail (and sometimes air) freight with customs and warehousing — reduces urban truck trips and last-mile logistics costs
Only passenger terminals
Only fuel stations for vehicles
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B. Road, rail (and sometimes air) freight with customs and warehousing — reduces urban truck trips and last-mile logistics costs
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Freight village (logistics park / ICD): integrated facility combining: (1) Road freight (truck parking, loading docks); (2) Rail freight (rail siding for train loading); (3) Air cargo proximity; (4) Customs and warehousing. Reduces: truck-km (last-mile by rail), emissions, congestion in city. India: DMIC (Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor) includes freight villages at Dadri, Nagpur, Akhilesh nodes.
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