By achieving originating freight loading of 40.96 million tonnes up to January 2024, South Western Railway has registered a growth of 8.76% as compared to corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer Manjunath Kanmadi, the railway zone loaded 4.82 million tonnes of freight in January 2024, for recording the second-highest monthly loading after March 2023.
On January 31, 2024, the zone also achieved the second-highest single-day loading by filling 3,431 wagons surpassing the previous best. The freight transport unit, i.e., NTKM (Net tonne Kilometre), has also clocked an impressive growth of 4.4% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.