NEW DELHI — Indian Railways recorded its highest-ever freight loading for October, transporting 145.07 million tonnes of freight during the month, marking an increase of 8.32 per cent from 133.93 million tonnes in October 2025, an official statement from the Ministry of Railways said on Wednesday, November 4, IANS reported. The growth was driven by higher movement across several key commodities, the statement said.

Source: IANS via hi INDiA

Food grain loading increased by 26.3 per cent, domestic coal by 16 per cent, balance other goods by 11 per cent and clinker by 10.4 per cent, IANS reported from the ministry statement. IBG News, reporting the same Press Information Bureau release, listed the remaining commodity growth figures: domestic containers up 6.3 per cent, iron ore 5.0 per cent, mineral oil 1.9 per cent and finished steel 0.5 per cent.

Source: IBG News (PIB release)

Indian Railways stepped up domestic coal transportation to meet the increased requirement of power houses, supplying an average of 469.8 rakes per day during October 2026, compared with 393.2 rakes per day in the corresponding month last year — up 19.5 per cent, the ministry statement said, as reported by both IANS and Blitz India Media. The strong October performance built on the first seven months of FY27: between April and October 2026 the Railways loaded 978.78 million tonnes, compared with 935.10 million tonnes in the same period last year, up 4.67 per cent.

Source: Blitz India Media

Passenger mobility also grew during October, as Indian Railways carried 64.72 crore passengers, compared with 63.52 crore passengers during the corresponding month last year, IANS reported. Cumulative passenger traffic for April-October 2026 reached 443.8 crore, against 431.4 crore a year earlier, with non-suburban services up 4.2 per cent and suburban services up 1.7 per cent in October, according to the figures reported by IBG News. Sources: IANS; Ministry of Railways statement via IBG News; Blitz India Media.

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