To maintain backend supply, Eastern Railway is running freight trains on round the clock basis to transport essential commodities in different parts of the country since the beginning of the nation-wide lockdown. The freight trains are carrying foodgrains, fertilizer, coal & mineral, onion, salt, iron & steel, POL, container, clinker, cement, ballast, ash, sand, stone, maize to cater to the demand of consumables and other inputs.
Eastern Railway has run a total of 264 freight trains on 4.8.2020 with breakup given as follows:-
Ash – 2
Automobile – 1
Ballast & Railway Material Consignment – 3
Cement – 21
Clinker – 4
Container – 16
Coal and mineral – 77
Fertiliser – 7
Maize – 5
Petroleum Oil – 5
Food grains & Rice – 5
Onion – 1
Salt – 3
Sand – 2
Steel – 2
Stone – 2
Sugar – 1
Tar – 2
Wheat – 7
Besides, 98 empty rakes were ran out to different freight operating points to facilitate loading of essential commodities
