September 08, 2008

S-E Rly freight earnings up 39% in April

BL reported that the South Eastern Railway handled 9.9 million tonnes of originating freight traffic in April 2008 up by 17.5% YoY. However, the freight earning during the period at INR 553 crore went up by 29% YoY.

1. Iron ore - 6.4 million tonnes
2. Coal - 1.5 million tonnes
3. Pig iron and steel -0.82 million tonne
4. Cement - 0.54 million tonnes
5. Steel plant raw materials except iron ore - 0.21 million tonnes
6. General goods 0.28 million tonnes