Freight revenue of Rs 14,798.11 crores was achieved in June 2024 against Rs 13,316.81crore freight earnings in June 2023, thereby showing an improvement of about 11.12% over the last year.
Indian Railway achieved loading of 60.27 MT in coal (excluding imported coal), 8.82MT in imported coal, 15.07 MT in iron ore, 5.36 MT in pig iron and finished steel, 7.56 MT in cement (excl. clinker), 5.28 MT in clinker, 4.21 MT in foodgrains, 5.30 MT in fertilizers, 4.18 MT in mineral oil, 6.97 MT in containers and 10.06 MT in balance other goods during June, 2024.
“The customer centric approach and work of Business Development Units backed up by agile policy making helped Railways towards this significant achievement,” the Ministry of Railways said.