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Bhubaneswar<\/strong>: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has set a new benchmark in freight transportation by achieving the fastest-ever loading of 100.57 million tons (MT) of freight in just 148 days, during the current fiscal year of 2024-25, i.e. up to 26th August, 2024. This marks a significant milestone not only for ECoR but for Indian Railways as a whole, showcasing unparalleled efficiency in freight management.<\/p>\n In comparison, ECoR had taken 152 days to reach the same figure in the 2023-24 fiscal year. As of August 26, 2024, the Railway has recorded a 3.37% increase in freight loading, with 3.282 million tons more loaded than in the corresponding period of the previous year, when 97.288 MT was loaded.<\/p>\n This exceptional achievement is credited to the remarkable performance of all three divisions under ECoR\u2019s jurisdiction\u2014Khurda Road, Waltair, and Sambalpur. Each Divisional Railways of ECoR has significantly contributed to this success with diverse freight categories including:<\/p>\n \u2022 Coal: 60.93 MT (including 22.449 MT of imported coal) Key contributors to this freight milestone include major industrial hubs and ports such as Talcher, Paradeep, Dhamara, Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram, Keonjhar, the KK Line, steel plants, and aluminum plants within ECoR\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n In terms of Division-wise contributions, Khurda Road Division led with 64.32 MT of freight, followed by Waltair Division with 27.675 MT and Sambalpur Division with 8.575 MT.<\/p>\n This achievement underscores East Coast Railway\u2019s commitment to supporting the nation\u2019s economic growth by ensuring efficient and timely transportation of essential goods across the country. As ECoR continues to optimize its operations, it sets a new standard for freight loading and transportation within Indian Railways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has set a new benchmark in freight transportation by achieving the fastest-ever loading of 100.57 million tons (MT) of freight in just 148 days, during the current fiscal year of 2024-25, i.e. up to 26th August, 2024. This marks a significant milestone not only for ECoR but for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Freight-Loading.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42708,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42706\/revisions\/42708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u2022 Raw Material for Steel Plants: 3.812 MT
\u2022 Iron & Steel: 8.168 MT
\u2022 Iron Ore: 12.153 MT
\u2022 Cement: 32.873 MT
\u2022 Food Grains: 1.076 MT
\u2022 Fertilizer: 2.284 MT
\u2022 POL (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants): 1.24 MT
\u2022 Freight in Containers: 2.151 MT
\u2022 Other Cargo: 8.419 MT<\/p>\n
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