NEW DELHI: Indian Railways registered a 6.14 per cent year-on-year growth in freight loading in September, ferrying 135.35 million tonnes of goods compared to 127.52 million tonnes in the corresponding month last year.
Freight revenue increased by Rs 1,266 crore over September 2025, registering growth of 9.3 per cent.
The growth was led by food grains, which registered 25 per cent growth, followed by clinker at 20 per cent and domestic containers at 10 per cent.
Coal loading grew by 9 per cent, mineral oil loading rose by 6 per cent, finished steel by 5.5 per cent and iron ore by 5.2 per cent during the month.
On a cumulative basis, Indian Railways loaded 833.7 million tonnes of freight during April-September 2026, registering 4.1 per cent growth over the corresponding period last year. Freight revenue during the same period recorded 3.7 per cent growth.
The Railways intends to increase freight volumes to 3,000 million tonnes by 2031 and expects to end the financial year at around 1,750 million tonnes.
