Indian Railways has loaded 128.29 million tonnes (MT) freight during April 2024. This is 1.46% higher than the 126.45 MT freight loading for April 2023. With this, the national transporter has clocked the 55th straight month of highest ever freight loading, beginning October 2020.
Freight revenue earnings during the month under review stood at Rs 14,075.14 crore, up from Rs 13,893.27 crore in April 2023. Railways loaded of 57.64 MT in Coal, 14.88 MT in Iron Ore, 5.24 MT in Pig Iron and Finished Steel, 6.79 MT in Cement, 4.75 MT in Clinker, 3.85 MT in Foodgrains, 4.01 MT in Fertilizers, 4.16 MT in Mineral Oil, 6.57 MT in Containers and 9.54 MT in Balance Other Goods during April 2024.
For the full fiscal ending March 2024, Indian Railways loaded 1591 MT freight up from 1512 MT in the preceding fiscal. Records of railway electrification, new lines, and track replacement were also made during the fiscal 2023-24. Within goods loading, the Railways ferried 787.61 MT of Coal, 180.95 MT of Iron ore, 153.80 MT of Cement, and 114.36 MT as Balance Other Goods for the full fiscal 2023-24.
Official said this achievement follows ‘Hungry For Cargo’ initiative of Indian Railways to improve service delivery at competitive prices.