Hungry for Cargo: Indian Railways’ western zone performs well in freight traffic; earns Rs 4633 crore revenue

Indian Railways adopts ‘Hungry for Cargo’ motto with an aim to enhance freight traffic! Inspite of the Covid pandemic situation, the Western Railway zone has performed exceptionally well in freight traffic in comparison to last year. Due to sustained efforts, Western Railways has achieved around Rs 4,633 crore revenue in the current fiscal which is almost 22% higher as compared to last year’s corresponding period. The Ahmedabad Division under Western Railways ran its first Kisan Rail train loaded with consignment of about 248 tonnes of food items such as potatoes, foodgrains etc., earning Rs 10.85 lakhs revenue, on which 50 per cent subsidy (amount of Rs 5.42 lakhs) have been provided by the national transporter. From 1 April to 12 September 2021, the Western Railway zone has run as many as 82 Kisan Rail trains from various divisions, carrying a load of more than 21000 tonnes.