Railways' freight traffic returns to pre-COVID level; 110 mn tonnes transported

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Railways' freight traffic returns to pre-COVID level; 110 mn tonnes transported

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Indian Railways' revenue-earning freight traffic reached 110.1 million tonnes in November from 108.3 million tonnes in October. This was the highest traffic recorded since January 2020. 
SHIVANI SHARMA, MOHSIN SHAIKH

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Freight traffic in November grew 9 per cent, year-on-year (YoY). This was the fourth straight month when revenue earning freight traffic recorded a YoY growth.

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The pace of growth in freight traffic slowed down in November mainly due to a 0.7 per cent contraction in coal traffic.

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Total iron ore traffic grew 6.3 per cent YoY to 13.9 million tonnes during the month.  

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Traffic of foodgrain moderated to 5.1 million tonnes in November after touching an all-time high of 6.3 million tonnes in October this year. Nonetheless, food traffic in November was 66.7 per cent higher than its year-ago level.