Indian Railways achieves 87.25 MT freight loading till October 2023

Indian Railways transported 887.25 million tons of freight between April and October 2023, an improvement of about 31.61 million tons over last year when they transported 855.64 million tons, the Ministry of Railways said on Wednesday.

According to the statement, in terms of earnings, this year, the Indian Railways made ₹95,929.30cr, which is about ₹3,584.03cr more than the ₹92,345.27cr it earned in the same period last year. 

During the month of October 2023, Indian Railways transported 129.03 million tons of freight, up 8.47% more than the 118.95 million tons transported in last year. The revenue from this freight in October 2023 was ₹14,231.05 crores, jump of about 6.57%.

The railways achieved loading of 64.82 MT in coal, 14.81 MT in iron ore, 5.74 MT in pig iron and finished steel, 6.32 MT in cement, 4.77 MT in clinker, 3.62 MT in foodgrains, 5.72 MT in fertilizers, 4.35 MT in mineral oil, 7.15 MT in containers and 8.55 MT in balance other goods during October 2023, the ministry further added.