HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Feb 11: NF Railway is working dedicatedly round the clock to serve its customers and ensure essential commodities reach end-users on time. For that, NFR is constantly progressing in freight loading. During the month of January 2024, 0.815 million tonnes of loading was registered for various commodities. Thereby, the total freight loading from April 2023 to January 2024 increased to 8.351 million tonnes during the current financial year.
During the period from April 2023 to January 2024, container & POL loading has registered significant progress with a few other miscellaneous commodities showing an increase compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. During this period, container loading increased by 41.7 percent and loading of POL items increased by 28.4 percent. Loading of fertiliser also registered an increase of 5 percent, and ballast by 16.2 percent compared to the corresponding period of the last financial year.
Progress in freight loading has generated a remarkable amount of goods revenue. Eventually, the increase in freight loading year after year signifies the economic activities of the region.
