General Manager of South Western Railway Sanjeev Kishore has said that having achieved extraordinary growth in development of railway infrastructure and connectivity, the railway zone has accorded the highest priority to safety in train operations.
Delivering the Independence Day address after hoisting the tricolour at Rail Soudha in Hubballi on Tuesday, Mr. Sanjeev Kishore said that the zone has successfully commissioned over 200 km of new line and track doubling continuously for the last three years.
He said that the railway zone has recorded originating freight loading of over 46.7 million tonnes in the financial year 2022-23, which is the highest ever recorded by the zone. And, the gross revenue has crossed ₹8,071 crore which is also the highest ever, since its inception.
