RailEnquiry

The East Central Railway (ECR) carried about 94.68 million tonne of freight from April, 2011 to March, 2012, an increase of about 7.43 % over 2010-2011 during which it had transported about 88.14 million tonne of freight.According to ECR CPRO Neeraj Ambastha, during the month of March 2012 alone, railways carried a record loading of 9.02 million tonne registering an increase of about 4.57 per cent compared to March 2011. He said the ECR loaded about 86.21 million tonne of coal during 2011-2012, an increase of about 7.65 per cent compared to 2010-2011.The CPRO said the ECR made a record loading, particularly in coal and cement segments.While 86.21 million tonne of coal was loaded between April, 2011 and March, 2012, 2.22 million tonne of cement was loaded during this period. It was an increase of about 44.16 per cent, compared to the 2010-2011 figure, he said, adding that the ECR was all set to achieve its freight loading target in the current fiscal.