According to official numbers announced on Tuesday, Indian Railways recorded a freight loading of 135.46 million tonnes in June of this year, a solid 10.07 per cent rise over the corresponding figure of 123.06 million tonnes in the same month last year.
Value-wise, freight revenue increased from Rs 13,316.81 crore in June of last year to Rs 14,798.11 crore in June of 2024, an increase of 11.1%.
In terms of commodities, Indian Railways loaded 60.27 million tonnes (MT) of coal (not including imported coal), 8.82 MT of coal imported, 15.07 MT of iron ore, 5.36 MT of pig iron and finished steel, 7.56 MT of cement (not including clinker), 5.28 MT of clinker, 4.21 MT of foodgrains, 5.30 MT of fertilisers, 4.18 MT of mineral oil, 6.97 MT of containers, and 10.06 MT of balance other goods in June 2024.
Indian Railways has made “sustained efforts to improve the ease of doing business as well as improve the service delivery at competitive prices,” according to a statement the company released under the slogan “Hungry For Cargo.”
The customer-centric approach and work of business development units has helped to achieve these significant results, the statement added.
