Railways in November records highest freight loading of 2020

December 4, 2020: In the month of November 2020, Indian Railways loaded 109.68 million tonnes of freight, 9 percent higher compared to last year’s loading for the same period and highest in 2020.

“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,” said the release.

In this period Indian Railways earned ₹ 10657.66 crore from freight loading which is also ₹449.79 crore (4 percent) higher compared to last year’s earnings for the same period (₹ 10207.87 crore).

The freight 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).

Average wagon loading per day in November 2020 was 58,726, 4.6 percent higher than October, 2020 (56,128 wagons).