RAILWAY FREIGHT TRAFFIC SLIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO DECADES

Railway freight traffic slipped 1.1 per cent in FY20 compared to growth of 5.3 per cent in FY19

In FY20, freight traffic stood at 1,210.5 million tonnes, down by 12.7 million tonnes compared to the previous financial year

The fall in was majorly because of drop in freight traffic of coal, which is the largest commodity carried by Indian Railways

Traffic of commodities such as cement, foodgrains, fertilisers and other goods also declined