N. F. Railway is working dedicatedly round the clock to serve its customer and ensure essential commodities reach end users in time. For that NFR, is constantly progressing in freight loading. During the month of January 2024, 0.815 million tonnes of loading was registered of various commodities. Thereby, the total count of freight loading from April 2023 to January 2024 increased to 8.351 million tonnes during the current financial year.
During the period from April 2023 to January 2024, container & P.O.L loading has registered a progress by a good margin with few other miscellaneous commodities that registered an increase in comparison to corresponding period of the previous year. During this period, container loading increased by 41.7% and loading of P.O.L items increased by 28.4%. Loading of fertilizer also registered an increased by 5% and ballast by 16.2% as compared to the corresponding period of last financial year.
Progress in freight loading has generated a remarkable amount of goods revenue. Eventually, the increase in freight loading year after year signifies the economic activities of the region.
