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Indian Rlys sees 34% rise in automobile freight at 3.35 mn tonnes in FY22

The Railways' overall annual freight rose 16% in 2021-22, to an all-time high of 1,278.8 mt

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Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi
Automobile freight loading for Indian Railways has increased 34% in FY22 (2021-22). A total of 3.35 million tonnes (mt) of automobiles have been ferried by the national transporter in 2021-22, a Ministry of Railways official told Business Standard.

Indian Railways recorded the highest ever annual freight loading increment in 2021-22, recording 1278.8 mt of freight loading, witnessing a growth of 176.2 mt as against the same period last fiscal year, as per data recently released by railways ministry.

"We have already crossed our target of 1250 mt of freight loading for the year, and are looking at over 1400 mt

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