Freight loading has increased significantly in 2021 all across the Railways & Central Railway crossed the milestone of 7 million tonnes freight loading in a month for the first time. In December 2021, Central Railway loading was 7.21 million tonnes as against 5.87 million ton in December 2020, a significant 22.8% increase.
- During April-December 2021, the freight loading of Central Railway is 55.06 million tonnes which is the highest ever during any April-December period.
- The previous best was 44.98 million tonnes during Apr-Dec 2017-18.
- Central Railway’s freight loading of 7.2 million tonnes in December 2021 also crossed the previous best monthly loading of 6.96 million tonnes which was achieved in the month of March 2021.
- Some important freight traffic achievements in December 2021 are:
- Best ever coal loading of 1023 rakes while in December 2020, 708 rakes were loaded.
- 199 rakes of Cement (including Clinker) have been loaded as compared to 154 rakes in December 2020.
- 84 rakes of Steel have been loaded as against 65 during December 2020.
- 121 rakes of Sugar loaded in comparison to 30 rakes last year.
- Freight Revenue during December 2021: Rs.724.2 Crore as against Rs.542 Crore in December 2020 registering a major increase of 33.6%.
Source: Central Railway- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): MoR
