NF Railway registers 4.29% increase in freight unloading

Maligaon, July 16 (MExN): To maintain supply of essential and other commodities, Northeast Frontier Railway is continuously registering increase in freight unloading. During the month of June this year, 1046 freight carrying rakes were unloaded. The freight unloading of June, 2023 shows an increase of 4.29% as against the same month of last year. During April to June, 2023 this financial year, 3383 freight carrying rakes were unloaded within the jurisdiction of N. F. Railway.

NF Railway has transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, fertilizer, cement, coal, automobile, container and other items during the month and unloaded them in different goods sheds within its jurisdiction.

During June, 2023, 583 rakes of freight carrying trains were unloaded in Assam out of which 308 were loaded with essential commodities. 78 rakes in Tripura, 18 rakes in Nagaland, 4 rakes in Manipur, 10 rakes in Arunachal Pradesh and 6 rakes in Mizoram were unloaded during the month. Moreover, 188 freight rakes in West Bengal and 159 freight rakes in Bihar were also unloaded during the month within the jurisdiction of NF Railway.

Essential and other commodities are being transported regularly to not only meet the essential requirement of common people but also to keep the local economic activity of all the regions going. Speedy execution of doubling works at important sections over NF Railway has led to increased inward and outward movement of freight traffic, a press release from the NFR said.