Kolkata, Jul 7 (PTI) South Eastern Railway (SER) on Tuesday said it registered a 1.51 per cent growth in originating freight loading at 53.06 million tonnes during the April-June quarter, driven by higher movement of finished steel, iron ore and coal from MCL.
Finished steel loading recorded the highest growth of 18.22 per cent during the quarter, while iron ore loading rose 3.70 per cent. Coal loading from MCL increased 17.6 per cent, averaging 18 rakes a day, the SER said in a statement.
Originating freight revenue stood at Rs 4,539 crore in the first quarter, up 1.10 per cent from the year-ago period. Revenue from coal traffic increased 1.2 per cent to Rs 1,426 crore, while finished steel generated Rs 810 crore, registering a 13.19 per cent rise, it said.
Fertiliser traffic earned Rs 25 crore, up 3.15 per cent, and petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) traffic recorded the highest revenue growth of 26.39 per cent to Rs 52 crore during the reporting period.
The railway zone also reported improvements in operational efficiency during the quarter, with diesel engine productivity rising 12.27 per cent and terminal detention reducing 12.02 per cent, the statement said.
Average daily wagon loading increased to 8,404 wagons, while release of rakes improved 4.03 per cent to 134.3 rakes per day.
On the infrastructure front, SER commissioned the 18-km third-line section between Khantapara and Soro under the Narayangarh-Bhadrak third-line project on June 2. It also operated 82 special trains with 289 trips, and temporarily augmented 250 extra coaches in regular mail and express trains to meet higher passenger demand. PTI BSM RBT
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