Bhubaneswar, Aug 27: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has set yet another benchmark in freight transportation by crossing the milestone of 100 million tons of unloading within just 148 days of the current financial year. 

As of 26th August 2025, ECoR has unloaded 100.55 million tons, registering an impressive 8% growth compared to the same period last year—an increase of 7.43 million tons.

Notably, the achievement has been realized 12 days earlier than in FY 2024–25 (160 days) and 23 days earlier than in FY 2023–24 (171 days).

Divisional performance:

Khurda Road Division: 58.1 million tons

Waltair Division: 25.46 million tons

Sambalpur Division: 17 million tons

ECoR continues to play a pivotal role in fulfilling the logistics requirements of vital industries and major ports within its jurisdiction, including Paradeep, Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram, Gopalpur, and Dhamra. The zone caters to critical sectors such as steel, power, aluminum, fertilizers, and cement, with key commodities like coal, iron ore, alumina, manganese, and bauxite forming the bulk of freight traffic.

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