IR achieves 1015.6 MT freight loading during April-November 2023 period

Indian Railways (IR) has achieved freight loading of 1,015.6 mt during April-November 2023, marking an increase of 36.94 mt compared to the freight loading in the corresponding period of 2022. As of November 2023, an originating freight loading of 128.41 mt has been achieved, whi­ch is an increase of about 4.33 per cent compared to 123.08 mt in No­vember 2022. Further, during April-November 2023, IR earned a revenue of Rs 1,100.07 billion, an increase of Rs 41.02 billion compared to the same period the previous year. IR recorded Rs 140.77 billion in freight revenue during November 2023, an improvement of 3.82 per cent over November 2022. Commodity-wise, IR achieved loading of 65.48 mt in coal, 14.99 mt in iron ore, 5.25 mt in pig iron and finished steel, 5.58 mt in cement (excluding clinker), 4.61 mt in clinker, 3.82 mt in foodgrains, 5.97 mt in fertilisers, 4.17 mt in mineral oil, 6.91 mt in containers and 8.59 mt in other goods during November 2023.