October 07, 2008
SE Railway freight loading in 10 months up by 11.5% YoY
South Eastern Railway has posted freight loading of 90.5 million tonnes in April 2007 to January 2008 period up by 11.5% YoY as against 81.16592 million tonnes in April 2006 to January 2007 period. In January 2008 alone, the loading was 10.5 million tonnes, which is the best ever loading in a single month.
| Item | Volume | Share |
| Coal | 15.2 | 16.80% |
| Iron ore | 55.0 | 60.77% |
| Finished steel | 9.2 | 10.17% |
| Cement | 5.13 | 5.67% |
| Steel raw material | 1.6 | 1.77% |
| Other goods | 2.3 | 2.54% |
| Total | 90.5 |
Volume in million tonnes
The average daily loading in January 2008 was 55 rakes as compared to 46 rakes in January 2007.
