Title - East Coast Railway largest freight loading zone

East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved record loading performance during August to become the largest freight loading zone of Indian Railways.ECoR has loaded 12.41 million tonnes of freight in August posting an increase of 26.4 per cent over the corresponding month last year.From the first five months of the current fiscal 2013-14, ECoR has loaded 61.83 million tonnes of freight as compared to 52.28 million tonnes during the corresponding period last year with an increase of 18.3 per cent.

Revenue has also increased with ECoR earning Rs 4,878.46 crore in the first five months of the current financial year, which is 18.2 per cent more than the corresponding period last year.

ECoR had earned Rs 4,127.02 crore during the first five months of 2012-13.  In August, ECoR earned Rs 932.28 crore in originating goods as compared to Rs 754.27 crore achieved in same month last year.

Incremental loading of ECoR is the highest in Indian Railways surpassing the loading figure of South-East Central Railway at 60.98 million tonnes and South Eastern Railway at 55.47 million tonnes of freight till August 2013.

During August, South East Central Railway loaded 11.465 million tonnes and South Eastern Railway loaded 11.05 million tonnes of freight, while ECoR loaded 12.41 million tonnes.