ECoR carries 183.28 MT of freight upto February of current fiscal
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | March 03, 2021 IST
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Bhubaneswar, March 3: East Coast Railway has carried (ECoR) 183.28 million tonne of freight traffic up to the end of February, 2021 of the current financial year, i.e. from 1st April, 2020 to 28th February, 2021 by carrying 1.18 million tonne more than the corresponding period of last financial year registering a growth of 0.6%. In the month of February, 2021 only; i.e. from 1st to 28th February, 2021, East Coast Railway has carried 18.62 million tonne of freight registering a growth of 5.4% from the corresponding period of last year, i.e. from 1st to 28th February, 2020. To achieve this loading figure, East Coast Railway has utilised 10 thousand 16 wagons per day in February, 2021 as against 9132 wagons during the correspondence period of last financial year. Similarly, up to the end of February, 2021; East Coast Railway has utilised about 8198 wagons per day from 1st April, 2020 to 28th February, 2021 and aims to load more rakes to achieve the goal. Apart from this, Khurda Road Division has run 79 long haul trains in February, 2021 which is highest in any month with an average of 2.78 trains per day. To transport more freight to different destinations in a minimum time period with maximum train speed, 79 rakes having an average of 118 wagons each have been utilized by Khurda Road Division. Similarly, Waltair & Sambalpur Division have also used this formula to transport more freight to achieve the goal. The freight transported are coal, iron ore, lime stone etc from the major loading points like Keonjhar, Dhamara, Pradeep, Talcher etc., from the jurisdiction of Khurda Road Division.
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