Freight loading performance maintains steady progress in NFR

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), is constantly progressing in freight loading and has loaded 0.741 million tonnes (MT) during the month of July, 2023, thus increasing the total count to 3.320 million tonnes (MT) of freight loading up to July, 2023 of the current financial year 2023-24.

During the period from April to July, 2023, food grain & dolomite loading has registered a progress by a good margin with few other miscellaneous commodities that registered an increase in comparison to corresponding period of the previous year. During this period, food grains loading increased by 25.4% and loading of dolomite increased by 3.8%. Loading of miscellaneous commodities like timber & ballast also registered an increased by 44.4% and 29.6% respectively when compared to the corresponding period of last financial year.

In a noteworthy performance, all the divisions under the jurisdiction of NFR have achieved a progress in loading which in turn has generated a remarkable amount of freight loading revenues. Eventually, the increase in freight loading also signifies the growth of economic activities of the region.