Indian Railways logs higher freight loading in a first for FY21

In a sign of economic revival, the Indian Railways on Monday posted higher freight loading for the first time in this financial year.

The national transporter handled 3.13 million tonnes (mt) freight on July 27, up 0.3 per cent compared to 3.12 mt on the same day last financial year.

This rise comes after a quiet period of more than five months in the freight segment owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

On the other hand, for the current financial year, the freight traffic handled between April 1 and July 27 stood at 322.69 mt, down 18 per cent, compared to the same period