RAILWAYS records highest-ever freight loading

In January 2022, the India Railways recorded the highest-ever freight loading of 129.11 million tonnes, marking it as the 17th consecutive month of growth in freight loading, i.e., from September 2020 to January 2022. According to the Railway Ministry, Indian Railways registered 107.56 MT of freight loading in January 2019, 110.58 MT in January 2020, 119.55 MT in January 2021, and 129.11 MT in January 2022. A few days ago, it was announced that the East Coast Railway became the first zonal railway to achieve 200 MT of freight loading in 2021-22. The zone has achieved 200 MT in loading, recording a growth of 26.67 MT, which is an increase of 15 per cent over the corresponding period of last fiscal, i.e., from April 1, 2021 to February 14, 2022. The ECoR loaded 200.50 MT of freight during the period, as against 173.82 MT of freight last fiscal.