Western Railways achieves highest ever freight load in 2021-22

AHMEDABAD: The Western Railway’s goods & parcel special trains have achieved freight loading of 87.91% in financial year 2021-22 which is 8.9% more than last year of 80.71 MT. This achievement has also broken the seven year old record set in 2014-15 of 87.29 MT.
According to a press release the goods and parcel trains have been traversing across the country to keep the supply of essential commodities moving, even during the difficult time of the COVID pandemic. Through sustained efforts, WR has turned the crisis into opportunity, by significantly increasing its loading in Coal, Cement, Salt, Auto rakes, Container and Iron & Steel segments. During Financial year (FY) 2021-22 Western Railway has achieved its best-ever loading in Container (25.13.MT), Cement (14.61 MT), Iron & Steel (2.08 MT), Salt (7.41 MT) and Automobile (395 rakes).