Page 3 - Freight Trains

Indian Railways conducts test run of its longest freight train

The Railways conducted a test run of the 3.5-km-long freight train, Super Vasuki, with 295 loaded wagons carrying over 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Rajnandgao in Nagpur

Recovery tracker: Higher power generation, improved freight numbers

Power generation gap widened over 2019

Railways freight transport up 8% in July as it carries coal nationwide

The transporter has recorded 11 per cent increase in cumulative freight loading this financial year

High freight rates, rake shortage hit coastal coal shipping plan

Inadequate rake supply continues to haunt railways despite its numerous claims of intervention

Northeast Frontier Railway records 28% growth in freight in Q1 FY23

NFR loaded 0.910 MT during the month of June, 2022. This is an increase of 7.9 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year, a spokesperson said on Monday

Railways stakes claim for coal transport planning, fix 'big mismatch'

Coal freight is railways' biggest source of revenue, earning it Rs 67,000 crore in 2021-22

Rlys freight grows 11% on year in June at 125 MT, gains from loading coal

There has also been an increase of 7 per cent in freight leads, or the distance travelled for transportation of goods, which is a source of higher revenue for the railways

Railway officials to be rated on freight volumes, train movement efficiency

The Railways' overall freight growth against the ministry's internal target was 0.94 per cent in FY22

India's first semi-high speed freight train likely to run by December

Replicating the concept of Vande Bharat trains, the 16-coach 'Gati Shakti' train can clock 160 kmph and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.

China halts freight train traffic with North Korea due to Covid-19 spread

The countries had reopened trade between Dandong and North Korea's Sinuiju in January following a two-year pause

Concor, Gateway Distriparks track gains as freight shifts to rail segment

The roll-out of the dedicated freight corridor should boost volumes for container train operators

Railways registers highest ever freight loading in FY 2021-22

The national transporter loaded 1,418.1 MT of freight in 2021-22, which is 15 per cent higher compared to 1,233.24 MT in 2020-21, it said in a statement

Eco Survey: Railways' freight service increased, passenger revenue dipped

The Railways has also given priority to passenger safety; the number of consequential train accidents came down from 59 in 2018-19 to 55 in 2019-20 (pre-Covid) and further to 22 in in 2020-21

PM lauds first ever goods train reaching Manipur's Rani Gaidinliu station

With the first freight train reaching Manipur, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said this will enhance the state's commerce and connectivity as goods from there will reach all parts of the country

North Central Railway records highest ever growth in freight revenue in Q1

North Central Railway recorded the highest ever growth in loading and collection of freight revenue during the first quarter of the current financial year 2021-22

Recovery tracker: Traffic congestion drops, power generation gap narrows

Overall mobility still rising, including at retail and recreation spots

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

Cabinet to consider land policy to ease CONCOR disinvestment: Piyush Goyal

The centre's plan to privatise CONCOR was stuck due to the non-clearance of the Land Licensing Fee (LLF) policy

Recovery tracker: Power generation up by 7%, workplace visits rise

Freight gains have trailed in the latest week

Rainipettai station back in action with freight movement after 25-year gap

The first rake of 21 BCN wagons transported 1,300 tonnes of fertilisers for Coromandel International, from Ranipettai to Tadepalligudem and Dwarapudi in Andhra