The Railways
have achieved a freight loading of 1154.67 million tons during the first nine
months of the current financial year 2023-24 as against 1109.38 million tons
during the corresponding period last year. The turn over this year was 45.28
million tons
Railways have earned Rs. 125106.2 Crores
against Rs. 120479.3 Crores over last year which is an improvement of Rs.
4626.92 Crores as compared to the same period last year.
The railways
achieved loading of 69 MT in Coal, 16.54 MT in Iron Ore, 6 MT in Pig Iron and
Finished Steel, 7.23 MT in Cement (Excl. Clinker), 5.07 MT in Clinker, 4.26 MT
in Foodgrains, 5.77 MT in Fertilizers, 4.33 MT in Mineral Oil, 7.70 MT in
Containers and 9.76 MT in Balance Other Goods during December, 2023.
Following the slogan “Hungry For Cargoâ€, the
Railways has made sustained efforts to improve the ease of doing business as
well as improve the service delivery at competitive prices. The customer centric approach and work of
Business Development Units backed up by agile policy making helped Railways
towards this significant achievement.