By Dominick Rodrigues
Mumbai : The Central Railway has transported a whopping 57.94 million tonnes of freight successfully in meeting the needs of various sectors during the period April 1, 2020 to March 13, 2021.
The 3 month period including December 2020, January and February 2021 highlighted that the Central Railway has consistently achieved more than 2% in originating loading.
The Central Railway achieved 5.87 million tonne originating loading in December 2020, as compared to 5.72 million tonnes in December 2019 (increase of 2.72%); 6.16 million tonnes in January 2021 as compared to 5.96 million tonnes in January 2020 (increase of 3.4%) and 5.93 million tonnes in February 2021, as compared to 5.80 million tonnes in February 2020 (increase of 2.2%).
The Central Railway carried 28.72 million tonnes of coal to various power plants to ensure un-interrupted supply of electricity; 1.54 million tonnes of food grains and sugar; 3.07 million tonnes of fertilizers and 0.58 million tonnes of onions for the benefit of farmers; 4.82 million tonnes of petroleum products; 1.74 million tonnes of iron and steel; 5.52 million tonnes of cement; 8.96 million tonne container wagons and 2.99 million tonnes of de-oiled cake and miscellaneous goods a release stated.
