Indian Railways Carry 244.81 Million Tonnes of Freight During April-June 2012

Indian Railways have carried 244.81 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during April-June 2012. The freight carried shows an increase of 11.15 million tonnes over the freight traffic of 233.66 million tonnes actually carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.77 per cent.

During the month of June 2012, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian Railways was 80.43 million tonnes. There is an increase of 4.00 million tonnes over the actual freight traffic of 76.43 million tonnes carried by the Indian Railways during the same period last year, showing an increase of 5.23 per cent.