Surpassed freight loading for FY21 as compared to FY20: Railway official

Despite Covid, on March 11, 2021, Indian Railways achieved cumulative freight loading of 1145.68 million tonnes, which is higher as compared to last year's total cumulative loading

The Indian Railways has reported an increase in its cumulative freight loading and has surpassed the levels achieved in the same period of last financial year. This is driven by an incremental loading of 70 million tonnes (mt), which has overcome the 50 mt deficit in coal loading.

According to cumulative freight loading data (till March 11, 2021) shared by the Rail Ministry, coal loading stood at 502.96 mt, down from 553.95 mt in same period of financial year 2019-2020. Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (POL) also reported a dip from 42.88 mt till March 11 in FY20 to 40.37 mt