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Indian Railways' freight loading rises 6.14% in September: Railway Board
Oct-14-2026

The Railway Board has said that Indian Railways loaded 135.35 million tonnes of freight in September 2026, compared to 127.52 million tonnes in September 2025, registering a year-on-year growth of 6.14 per cent. On a cumulative basis, Indian Railways loaded 833.7 million tonnes of freight during April-September 2026, registering 4.1 per cent growth over the corresponding period last year. 

The growth was supported by higher loading across several commodity categories, including food grain, clinker, domestic container, coal, mineral oil, finished steel and iron ore. Food grain loading recorded the highest growth among the major commodity categories, increasing by 25 per cent in September 2026 compared with September 2025. Clinker loading grew by 20 per cent, followed by Domestic Container by 10 per cent, Coal by 9 per cent, Balance Other Goods by 8.2 per cent, Mineral Oil by 6 per cent, Finished Steel by 5.5 per cent and Iron Ore by 5.2 per cent. 

Indian Railways stepped up domestic coal supply to power houses during September 2026. The average number of coal rakes supplied per day rose to 443, compared with 397 in September 2025, marking an increase of 11.6 per cent. Freight revenue also recorded growth in September 2026. Indian Railways earned Rs 1,266 crore more from freight operations than in September 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 9.3 per cent.


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