Southern Railway has achieved the highest loading of rice in a single month in October 2020. In the same month, the zone also managed its highest ever loading of automobiles.
A record was set by SR by loading 2.61 lakh tons of paddy in the month of October. The haulage was done for Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation. Besides, 56 rakes of automobiles were loaded in the zone. Four trains of harvesters loaded from Chinna Salem destined for Andhra and Karnataka are part of the tally.
Overall, 2.09 million tons of freight, earning revenues of 162 crores, was loaded by SR in October 2020, according to a statement from the zone. For the April-October 2020 period, 14.7 million tons of loading was carried out, bringing in revenues of 1,167.5 crores.
No data for the same period in the previous year was provided.
Southern Railway is the destination zone for various essential commodities. Iron, steel, cement, foodgrain, coal and other commodities are unloaded in SR territory. The higher average speed of goods trains combined with efficient unloading has improved the availability of wagons, said the statement.
While several different commodities were loaded, there were some exceptions during this month. The first was the ever highest loading of rice and paddy in a single month, for Tamilnadu Civil Supplies Corporation(TNCSC), totalling a volume of 2.61 lakh tonnes in the month of October ‘20 . Similarly, during October’20, Southern Railway loaded 56 trains of Automobiles, which is best ever loading of automobiles in any month so far. More importantly these included 4 train loads of Harvesters from Chinnasalem to various destinations in Andhra and Karnataka. This improved performance was a result of functioning of Business Development Groups at Head Quarters and in all Divisions of SR.
Southern Railway is the destination Railway for several essential commodities such as Fertilisers, food grain, cement, Iron and Steel and Coal. The combined effect of higher speeds of freight trains and quick and efficient unloading at Southern Railways terminals, has improved the availability of wagons for loading not only for Southern Railway, but also for Indian Railways.
