N. F. Railway maintains growth in freight unloading

Maligaon,, Jun 20, 2023, PIB

To maintain supply of essential and other commodities, N. F. Railway is continuously registering
increase in unloading. During the month of May, 2023, 1131 freight carrying rakes were unloaded at
NFR. During financial year 2022-23, 14680 freight carrying rakes were unloaded. This is an increase of
6.71% in comparison to the financial year 2021-22.
N. F. Railway has transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, food grains, fertilizer,
cement, coal, vegetables, automobile, POL tank, container and other items during the month and
unloaded them in different goods sheds within its jurisdiction.
During May, 2023, 615 rakes of freight carrying trains were unloaded in Assam out of which 299
were loaded with essential commodities. 98 rakes in Tripura, 18 rakes in Nagaland, 2 rakes in Manipur,
7 rakes in Arunachal Pradesh and 5 rakes in Mizoram were unloaded during the month. Moreover, 221
freight rakes in West Bengal and 165 freight rakes in Bihar were also unloaded during the month within
the jurisdiction of N. F. Railway.
Essential and other commodities are being transported regularly to not only meet the essential
requirement of common people but also to keep the local economic activity of all the regions going.
Speedy execution of doubling works at important sections over N.F. Railway has led to increased
inward and outward movement of freight traffic.