Indian Railway (IR) has achieved cumulative freight loading of 1,038 million tonnes (mt) during 2024-25 (till November 2024), an increase of 2.1 per cent over the corresponding period of last year. Moreover, during November 2024, IR achieved freight loading of 130 mt, an increase of 1.36 per cent over the loading achieved in November 2023.
Besides, commodity- wise, during November 2024, coal increased by 3.4 per cent, container service by 3.9 per cent, foodgrain by five per cent, both iron ore and steel, and miscellaneous goods by 1.8 per cent and fertilisers by 0.8 per cent. Also, 65.5 mt of coal was loaded during November 2024.