SCR freight on the rise
The Hindu
The SCR has registered best loading figures on par with pre-COVID levels, surpassing the target of 27.5 MTs set by the Railway Board by freight loading of 28.6 Million Tonnes (MTs) between April - Jun
The SCR has registered best loading figures on par with pre-COVID levels, surpassing the target of 27.5 MTs set by the Railway Board by freight loading of 28.6 Million Tonnes (MTs) between April - June, which is 55% more when compared to the loading of 18.4 MTs recorded last year during the same period. There has also been a 58% increase in freight revenue (₹2,468 crore) with traditional coal loading picking up to 14.3 MTs, which is 83% more than the previous year in the same period (7.8 MTs). Containers loading registered 0.49 MTs, which is 88% higher when compared to previous year (0.26 MTs), while cement loading registered 7.8 MTs which is 73% more as it was 4.5 MTs last year, said a press release on Saturday.
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