East Central Railway (ECR) has generated revenue of Rs 134.69 billion during April 2024-August 2024, an increase of 5.75 per cent over April 2023-August 2023. Further, ECR has registered freight loading of 83.28 million tonnes (mt) which is 2.46 per cent higher than the 81.28 mt achieved during April 2023-August 2023. Also, freight revenue recorded by the zone during this period stood at Rs 111.51 billion, marking an increase of 3.82 per cent over the previous year.
Besides, commodity-wise, ECR registered an increase of 100 per cent in wheat loading, 68.81 per cent in maize loading and 19.23 per cent in bauxite. The passenger traffic achieved during this period was 102 million and the passenger revenue generated was Rs 20.59 billion.