Despite Covid crisis, Indian Railways maintain double digit growth in freight traffic

Within the month of Might 2021, freight figures proceed to keep up the excessive momentum when it comes to earnings in addition to loading.

Regardless of COVID-19 disaster, Indian Railways has witnessed double digit progress in its freight visitors. Within the month of Might 2021, freight figures proceed to keep up the excessive momentum when it comes to earnings in addition to loading for the nationwide transporter. In keeping with the Railway Ministry, Indian Railways recorded greater than 10 per cent enhance in its freight loading as in comparison with the conventional 12 months of 2019-20. Within the monetary 12 months 2021-22, the whole freight loading is 203.88 Million Tonnes, which is 10 per cent greater than the monetary 12 months 2019-20 loading figures (184.88 MT) for a similar interval. The freight loading for Might 2021 is 92.29 MT which is 10 per cent greater than the loading of Might 2019 (83.84 MT) and 43 per cent greater than Might 2020 (64.61 MT) for a similar interval.

Throughout Might 2021, the vital objects transported consists of 97.06 million tonnes of Coal, 7.89 million tonnes of Foodgrains, 5.34 million tonnes of Fertilizers, 27.14 million tonnes of Iron Ore, 11.11 million tonnes of Cement (excluding clinker), 6.09 million tonnes of Mineral Oil and eight.2 million tonnes of Clinker. Within the month of Might 2021, the nationwide transporter earned Rs 9278.95 crores from freight loading. On this month, wagon flip round time has seen an enchancment of 27 per cent. Wagon flip round time in Might 2021 is registered at 4.83 days as in comparison with 6.61 days in Might 2019.

The nationwide transporter is giving a variety of concessions/reductions to make freight motion enticing. Within the present community, pace of freight trains has been enhanced as effectively. Enchancment in freight pace results in price saving for all stake holders. During the last 18 months, freight pace has doubled in Indian Railways. Round six zonal railways have registered common pace of freight trains even above 50 Km per hour. Sure sections supply good pace to freight trains due to geographical situations. For freight trains, a mean pace of 45.42 Km per hour is registered in Might 2021, which is 23 per cent extra as in comparison with 36.84 Km per hour for a similar interval.