The Dhanbad division of the East Central Railway topped among the 70 divisions of Indian Railways in terms of freight loading and revenue generated through freight loading during the current financial year, beginning from April 2023, officials said on Saturday.
Kamal Kishore Sinha, divisional railway manager of the Dhanbad division, said that the division carried out 77.79 million metric tons (MT) of freight loading, which is 8.06% more than the 71.99 MT of freight loading carried out during the corresponding period of the previous year.
He further said that the income generated, worth ₹10,413.27 crore, through freight loading during the current financial year to date is also the highest among all divisions of Indian Railways and is 13.20% more than the income of ₹9,199.32 crore earned during the corresponding period the previous year.
