Central Railway registered remarkable Freight Loading of 43.54 million tonnes in this Financial year till now, with an impressive loading of 6.17 million tonnes for the month of October-2025.
Central Railway has improved performance in Containers, Petroleum products Clinkers, onion, Iron Ore, etc which has enabled it to achieve the incremental loading over the corresponding month last year.
43.54 million tonnes loaded during the period April to October 2025
Loading of Containers contribute to a substantial increase inthe loading as compared to last year and onion loading figures have shown a sharp rise of 110% over last year’s loading.
Highlights
|
Sr.no |
Commodities |
No of rakes loaded during Apr-Oct 2025 |
No of rakes loaded during Apr-Oct 2024 |
Percentage increase |
|
1 |
Container |
5604 |
5032 |
11% |
|
2 |
Petroleum Products |
1476 |
1411 |
5% |
|
3 |
Iron Ore |
434 |
274 |
58% |
|
4 |
Clinker |
340 |
142 |
139% |
|
5 |
Onion |
107 |
51 |
110% |
|
6 |
Deoiled cakes |
103 |
91 |
13% |
6.17 million tonnes loaded during the month of October 2025
Container loading continues to show increasing trend in October and onion loading has risen from mere 3 rakes in Oct-2024 to 48 rakes in Oct 2025
Highlights
|
Sr.no |
Commodities |
No of rakes loaded during October 2025 |
No of rakes loaded during October 2024 |
Percentage increase |
|
1 |
Container |
813 |
748 |
9% |
|
2 |
Petroleum Products |
217 |
215 |
1% |
|
3 |
Iron Ore |
63 |
28 |
125% |
|
4 |
Onion |
48 |
3 |
1500% |
There has been a total interchange of 348 trains per day during October 2025 as against 340 trains per day during the corresponding period last year registering an increase of 8 trains per day.
The growth in freight loading is the result of various business development initiatives and consistent efforts undertaken by Central Railway to enhance logistics services and improve customer satisfaction.
Source/CR

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