The Railways moved 565.37 million tonne (mt) of cargo in October, registering an 8.03 per cent growth against the same period last year.
While the exact commodity break-up is not yet available, Railways sources said the growth was supported by coal and cement. The key commodities that the Railways moves are coal (which accounts for about 40 per cent), iron and steel, cement, foodgrains, petroleum products, and containers.
An official statement said during October, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian Railways was 83.92 mt.
There is an increase of 6.24 mt over the actual freight traffic of 77.68 mt carried by the Indian Railways during the same period last year, showing an increase of 8.03 per cent.
In April-October, Indian Railways carried 565.37 mt freight. This shows an increase of 28.45 mt over the freight traffic of 536.92 mt carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 5.3 per cent.