IR has adopted a proactive approach for coal transportation. In February 2023, 426.3 rakes per day were loaded for powerhouses, against 399 rakes per day in February 2022. Coal transportation by IR, in terms of tonnage and net tonne-kilometres, increased by 11.92 per cent and 24.51 per cent respectively in the April-February period of 2022-23. The number of rakes loaded in this period was 408 per day, against 344 rakes per day in the corresponding period last year – an increase of 64 rakes per day.