Indian Railways Freight Loading Up 10% To 203.88 Million Tonnes In 2020-21: Here’s How

Indian Railways authorities registered double-digit development in freight visitors amid the COVID-19 pandemic and recorded a ten per cent enhance in freight loading in monetary 12 months 2020-21, in comparison with the earlier fiscal 2019-20. According to a latest assertion launched by the Railway Ministry, the nationwide transporter’s complete freight loading was 203.88 million tonnes in fiscal 2020-21, in comparison with 184.88 million tonnes within the monetary 12 months 2019-20, marking a ten per cent year-on-year development. (Also Read: Capex Utilisation In Dedicated Freight Corridor Project Increases 21% To ₹ 8,201 Crore )

Indian Railways Freight Loading In Fiscal 2020-21: All You Need To Know
 

• According to authorities information, the nationwide transporter’s freight loading in May 2021 is 92.29 million tonnes, in comparison with 83.84 million tonnes in May 2019, and 64.61 million tonnes in May 2020. This implies that the freight loading registered a development of 10 per cent from May 2019’s figures and a year-on-year development of 43 per cent from the corresponding month final 12 months.
   
• The Indian Railways authorities earned a sum of Rs. 9278.95 crore from freight loading on this month, stated the railway ministry. During this month, the essential objects or commodities transported by the Indian Railways’ freight community included the next:

  97.06 million tonnes of coal
  27.14 million tonnes of iron ore
  7.89 million tonnes of meals grains
  5.34 million tonnes of fertilizers
  6.09 million tonnes of mineral oil
  11.11 million tonnes of cement, excluding clinker
  8.2 million tonnes of clinker
   

• ​The nationwide transporter’s freight community registered an enchancment in wagon turnaround time by 27 per cent in May 2021. According to the info, the wagon turnaround time this month is registered at 4.83 days, in comparison with 6.61 in May 2019.
   
• Moreover, a mean velocity of 45.42 km per hour is registered this month for freight trains, in comparison with 36.84 km per hour within the corresponding interval beforehand, marking a 23 per cent enchancment. (Also Read: Indian Railways Freight Loading Up 10% To 112 Million Tonnes In February )
   

In the monetary 12 months 2020-21, the velocity of freight trains elevated on the present community on account of infrastructural push by the opening of some stretches of the devoted freight corridors. The enchancment within the velocity of freight trains resulted in cost-saving for all stakeholders. In the final 18 months, freight velocity virtually doubled, stated the railway ministry.