
New Delhi: Achieving incremental growth of 15 per cent with an increase in freight loading, Indian Railways has for the first time ever breached the 1400 MT Freight Loading mark in the Financial Year 2021-22.
According to the official information and database, the Originating Freight Loading of Indian Railways for the FY 2021-22 stood at 1418.1 MT (provisional) which is 15 per cent more than the previous best set in FY 2020-21 at 1233.2 MT. The incremental loading of 185 MT has been led primarily by Coal with 111 MT growth, followed by Cement at 17.2 MT and Balance other Goods at 15 MT.