Rlys freight grows 11% on year in June at 125 MT, gains from loading coal

There has also been an increase of 7 per cent in freight leads, or the distance travelled for transportation of goods, which is a source of higher revenue for the railways

Amid rising coal demand and efforts to diversify its freight basket, loading by the Indian Railways grew 11.3 per cent on year in June to reach 125.5 million tonnes (MT). With this, the national transporter has ferried 379 MT of goods and raw materials in the April-June quarter, witnessing a growth of 40 MT against the same period last fiscal year.

“This growth has been fuelled by incremental loading of 13.19 MT in coal, followed by 1.68 MT in cement and clinker, 1.57 MT in balance and other goods and 0.64 MT in foodgrains,” the Ministry of Railways said.

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