Indian Railways records highest annual incremental freight loading; details
Freight Loading Record: Indian Railways records the highest ever annual incremental freight loading! About three times more annual incremental freight loading than the previous best has been registered by the national transporter. According to the Railway Ministry, in the financial year 2020-21, Indian Railways recorded 1102.6 Million Tonnes of freight loading and in the financial year 2021-22, it recorded 1278.8 Million Tonnes of freight loading, witnessing a growth of 176.2 Million Tonnes of freight loading. In fiscal 2017-18, Indian Railways recorded 1162.6 MT freight loading and in fiscal 2018-19, it recorded 1225.3 MT freight loading. A few days ago, Indian Railways announced that it has recorded the highest freight loading of 129.11 Million Tonnes for January 2022.
Meanwhile, the East Coast Railway zone became the first zonal railway in the Indian Railways to achieve 200 Million Tonnes freight loading in fiscal 2021-22. The East Coast Railway had achieved 200 Million Tonnes in freight loading, registering a growth of 26.67 Million Tonnes, an increase of 15 per cent than the corresponding period of the last financial year, i.e. from 01 April 2021 to 14 Feb 2022.
