Indian Railways achieves record Freight loading of 1512 MT in FY 22-23
During FY 22-23, record electrification of 6542 RKMs, record new lines 5243 Kms, highest ever scrap sale was achieved
During the Financial Year 2022-23, Indian Railways (IR) achieved milestones in various categories including freight loading, electrification, New Line/ Doubling/ Gauge Conversion, Loco production and also the integration of technology for ensuring safety.
Highlights of Indian Railways (IR) achievements in Financial Year- 2022-23 are mentioned below:
Freight Loading & Revenue: IR has loaded 1512 MT during 2022-23 as compared to 1418 MT during FY 2021-22 registering an increase of 6.63% in terms of loading. This is the highest ever loading for IR in a Financial Year. During FY 2022-23 IR has achieved revenue of Rs. 2.44 Lakh Crores as compared to Rs.1.91 Lakh Crores during 2021-22 registering an increase of 27.75%. Following the Mantra, “Hungry For Cargo”, IR has made sustained efforts to improve the ease of doing business as well as improve the service delivery at competitive prices which has resulted in new traffic coming to railways from both conventional and non-conventional commodity streams. The customer centric approach and work of Business Development Units, backed up by agile policy making, helped Railways towards this landmark achievement.
