At the end of the first quarter of the financial year 2022-23, North Central Railway (NCR) has registered a 21.3% growth in originating freight loading.
NCR loaded 5.24 million tonnes of cargo from April-June 2022 surpassing all previous records. This is the best ever quarter-ending figure for NCR since its inception in 2003. Freight loading of 4.32 million tonnes was achieved in the corresponding period of the previous year, informed chief public relations officer (CPRO) of NCR Shivam Sharma.
A total of 1.81 mt of loading was achieved in June 2022 alone which is the best ever loading performance by NCR in a single month. This yielded revenue of ₹181.02 crores, he added.