Northeast Frontier Railway registers 18% growth in freight unloading

GUWAHATI: During the recently completed financial year from April, 2021 to March, 2022, Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway carried 13,757 rakes of freight trains as against 11,659 during the corresponding period of the previous financial year, thus registering an impressive increase of 18%.

According to a press release, NF Railway has unloaded 1,349 freight carrying trains, registering highest-ever release of rakes achieved in the month of March, 2022. This is an increase of 8.8% in comparison to the corresponding period of last year (i.e., March, 2021). NF Railway has transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, food grains, fertilizer, cement, stone chips, coal, maize, autos, container and other items during the month and unloaded them in different goods sheds within its jurisdiction spreading over the entire NE region, apart from parts of West Bengal and Bihar, during this period.

During March, 2022, 735 rakes of freight carrying trains were unloaded in Assam, out of which 410 were loaded with essential commodities. 150 rakes in Tripura, 31 rakes in Nagaland, 5 rakes in Manipur, 5 rakes in Arunachal Pradesh and 8 rakes in Mizoram were unloaded during the month.

The Charali station under Tinsukia Division has been opened for handling of outward coal traffic with effect from March 9, 2022. Earlier, it was opened for handling of both outward and inward goods traffic except coal, POL, livestock, explosive and crane consignment. The Goalpara station under Rangiya Division and Shukhovi station in Nagaland under Lumding Division have been opened for handling of both outward and inward goods traffic including coal except POL, livestock, explosives and crane consignments with effect from March 11, 2022 & March 28, 2022 respectively.

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