South East Central Railway (SECR) has achieved the highest freight loading record among all other zones of Indian railways in financial year 2015-16, officials said on Saturday.
By undertaking freight loading to the tune of around 170.77 million tonne in year 2015-16, SECR managed to ensure transportation of coal, iron, cement and other ores to different power plants and industrial units, said SECR Public Relations Officer of SECR Ratan Basak.
The zone has recorded significant growth of 13.58 million tonne in freight loading, said railway officials, elaborating that the freight loading carried out by SECR in 2014-15 was 157.19 million tonne.
According to Basak, the zone has also managed to carry out loading of around 7828 wagons per day in March 2016 which was 6822 wagons per day in March 2015. Moreover, the zone has ensured loading of as many as 5850 wagons coal per day in current financial year which was around 905 wagons last year.