Indian Railways loads 135.35 million tonnes of freight in September, a rise of 6.14%

13 October 2026

Indian Railways loaded 135.35 million tonnes of freight in September 2026, against 127.52 million tonnes in September 2025.
This is a growth of 6.14 per cent over the corresponding month last year.
Food grain loading grew by 25 per cent, clinker by 20 per cent, domestic container by 10 per cent and coal by 9 per cent.
Coal rakes supplied to power houses averaged 443 per day, against 397 per day in September 2025, a rise of 11.6 per cent.
Freight revenue rose by ₹1,266 crore, or 9.3 per cent, over September 2025.
Cumulative loading in April-September 2026 was 833.7 million tonnes, up 4.1 per cent.