New Delhi: Indian Railways’ freight performance continues to strengthen India’s economic backbone, with cumulative loading this year crossing the 1-billion-tonne mark — reaching 1020 million tonnes (MT) — to date, the Ministry of Railways said on Saturday.

This milestone reflects broad-based support from key sectors. Coal remained the largest contributor at 505 MT, followed by iron ore (115 MT), cement (92 MT), container traffic (59 MT), pig iron & finished steel (47 MT), fertilisers (42 MT), mineral oil (32 MT), foodgrains (30 MT), raw materials for steel plants (approx. 20 MT), and balance-other-goods (74 MT), as of November 19.

Daily loading continues to hold strong at around 4.4 MT, higher than 4.2 MT last year, demonstrating improved operational efficiency and sustained demand, the

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