SCR does 100 mn tonnes freight, carries 100 mn passengers

There has been an increase in loading of all types of commodities than the previous financial year

South Central Railway (SCR) has announced that it has crossed a major milestone this financial year by loading 100 Million Tonnes (MTs) in the freight segment and 100 million passengers in the passenger segment overcoming the pandemic challenges on Sunday.

There has been an increase in loading of all types of commodities than the previous financial year helping it to surpass the freight loading levels of the pre- covid times with 48 MTs of loading being contributed from various customers including Singareni Collieries Ltd, Western Coal Fields, etc.

Cement loading has been 28.32MTs, steel plants raw material 3.76 MTs, containers 1.85MTs, foodgrains 7.16MTs, fertilizers 5.47MTs and others 5.47 MTs have contributed to the higher loads, said an official spokesman on Monday.