West Central Railway has established new dimensions by finding new conditions and directions in the field of loading in the month of July 2021 in all the three divisions even in the odd circumstances of the Covid epidemic.
Business Development Units have been established in all the three divisions of WCR. In which a group of railway officers and loading merchants are teamed. In which many types of concessions, discounts and facilities are given for the traders to book their goods more and more by the Railways. Due to which more and more traders should be attracted towards the railways. As a result of which WCR earned an additional income of Rs 2.67 crores in the month of July 2021 and this campaign will continue even further.
Under BDU Marketing established in July 2021 in all the three divisions of West Central Railway, the major items from which railway revenue has been received in freight traffic are as follows.
Blast Loading in July 01 rake of earned income of Rs 25.49 lakh, Bajra Loading earned an income of Rs 48.71 lakh, Ash Loading earned an income of Rs.76.50 lakh.
Sand Loading earned Rs 81.65 lakh. Various concessions/rebates are also being given to make freight movement very attractive in West Central Railway. The speed of freight trains has been increased in the existing network.