The freight carried shows an increase of 8.79 million tonnes over the freight traffic of 171.84 million tonnes actually carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 5.12 per cent.

During the month of May, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian Railways was 91.83 million tonnes. There is an increase of 3.67 million tonnes over the actual freight traffic of 88.16 million tonnes carried by the Indian Railways during the same period last year, showing an increase of 4.16 per cent.