Railways registers 9% increase in freight loading in Nov 2020

New Delhi: Indian Railways' freight figures continue to maintain the high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of November 2020. On mission mode, Indian Railways' Freight loading for the month of November 2020 crossed last year's loading and earnings for the same period.

In the month of November 2020, Indian Railways loading was 109.68 million tonnes which is 9 percent higher compare to last year's loading for the same period (100.96 million tonnes). In this period Indian Railways earned Rs 10,657.66 crores from freight loading which is also Rs 449.79 cr. (4 percent) higher compared to last year's earnings for the same period (Rs 10,207.87 crores).

In the month of November 2020, Indian Railways loading was 109.68 million tonnes which includes 48.48 million tonnes of coal, 13.77 million tonnes of iron ore, 5.1 million tonnes of food-grains, 5.41 million tonnes of fertilizers and 6.62 million tonnes of cement (excluding clinker). During this period, average wagon loading per day in November 2020 is 58,726 which is 4.6% higher than October 2020 (56,128 wagons).

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Despite festival holidays and cyclone Nivar affecting freight loading, Indian Railways continue to register impressive figures in freight loading in last three months (in October 15 percent, in September 15 percent) suggesting steady economic recovery.

It is worth mentioning that a number of concessions and discounts are also being given in Indian Railways to make Railways Freight movement very attractive.
It may be noted that improvements in freight movements will be institutionalized and incorporated in the upcoming zero-based time table. "The COVID-19 has been used by Indian Railways an opportunity to improve all round efficiencies and performances," Railways said in an official statement.

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