Northeast Frontier Railway is continuously registering increase in freight unloading. During the month of August this year, 1204 freight carrying rakes were unloaded. During April to August, 2023 of the current financial year, 5651 freight carrying rakes were unloaded within the jurisdiction of N. F. Railway.
N. F. Railway has transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, fertilizer, cement, coal, automobile, container and other items during the month and unloaded them in different goods sheds within its jurisdiction.
During August, 2023, 680 rakes of freight carrying trains were unloaded in Assam out of which 332 were loaded with essential commodities. 98 rakes in Tripura, 19 rakes in Nagaland, 10 rakes in Manipur, 8 rakes in Arunachal Pradesh, 3 rakes in Mizoram and 01 rake in Meghalaya were unloaded during the month. Moreover, 218 freight rakes in West Bengal and 167 freight rakes in Bihar were also unloaded during the month within the jurisdiction of N. F. Railway.
Essential and other commodities are being transported regularly to not only meet the essential requirement of common people but also to keep the local economic activity of all the regions going. Speedy execution of doubling works at important sections over N.F. Railway has led to increased inward and outward movement of freight traffic.