ECoR tops in freight loading among its peers

Bhubaneswar headquartered East Coast Railway (ECoR) has emerged as the largest freight loading railway zone of the Indian Railways during August, 2013.

During the month, the zonal railway has loaded 12.41 million tonnes (mt) of freight, registering an increase of 26.4 per cent from the loading of August 2012.

In first five months of the current fiscal, ECoR has loaded 61.83 mt of freight as compared to 52.28 mt achieved in the corresponding period of last year. It is an increase of 18.3 per cent.

The zone has earned Rs 4,878.46 crore during the first five months of the current fiscal which is 18.2 percent more than Rs 4,127.02 crore revenue achieved in the corresponding period of last year.

In August, ECoR received Rs 932.28 crore in originating goods earning compared to Rs 754.27 crore in August last year, an increase of 23.6 per cent.

The incremental freight loading of ECoR is the highest in Indian Railways surpassing the loading figure of South East Central Railway (60.98 mt) and South Eastern Railway (55.47 mt) till August 2013.

Last month, South East Central Railway loaded 11.465 mt and South Eastern Railway loaded 11.05 mt of freight, while ECoR loaded 12.41 mt.