NF Railways freight unloading increases
By UNI , 10/12/2021, Guwahati
Guwahati, Dec 10 (UNI) Northeast Frontier Railway has increased unloading of freight by 24.55 per cent in the period between April-November in the North-Eastern states.It unloaded 1107 freight carrying trains in the month of November 2021, a statement said.
N. F. Railway carried 8659 rakes of freight trains from April to November 2021 as against 6952 rakes in the corresponding period of last year with an increase of 24.55 per cent.
N F Railway has transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, POL, food grains, fertilizer, cement, stone chips, iron/steel, onion, maize, auto, container and other items during the month and unloaded them in different goods sheds in its jurisdiction.
During November, 604 rakes of freight-carrying trains were unloaded in Assam out of which 353 were loaded with essential commodities. 101 rakes in Tripura, 28 rakes in Nagaland, 8 rakes in Manipur, 4 rakes in Arunachal Pradesh and 13 rakes in Mizoram were unloaded during the month. 194 freight rakes in West Bengal and 155 freight rakes in Bihar were also unloaded during the month within the jurisdiction of N F Railway, the statement added.