Indian Railways (IR) has achieved freight loading of 135.35 million tonnes (mt) in September 2026, an increase of 6.14 per cent over same month last year. Commodity-wise, IR registered an increase of 25 per cent in foodgrain, 20 per cent in clinker, 10 per cent in domestic container, 9 per cent in coal, 8.2 in balance other goods, 6 per cent in mineral oil, 5.5 per cent in finished steel, and 5.2 per cent in iron-ore loading. Further, the average number of coal rakes supplied per day increased to 443 rakes which is 11.6 per cent higher. Furthermore, freight revenue recorded by IR was around Rs 149.12 billion an increase of 9.3 per cent.
Besides, IR registered cumulative freight loading of Rs 833.7 mt during the financial year (FY) 2026-27 (till September 2026), which is an increase of 4.1 per cent over corresponding period of the last year. And cumulative freight revenue generated during the same period was around Rs 882.52 billion, which is 3.7 per cent higher.