February delivered strong gains for Indian Railways, with freight revenue ascending 2.97% to 14,571.99 crore rupees annually. Friday’s official release captures a vibrant month driven by industrial resurgence.
Surpassing the prior year’s 14,151.96 crore, volumes expanded 3.96% to 137.72 MT from 132.48 MT. NTKM metrics, indicating haulage intensity, grew 4.18% to 76,007 million against 72,955 million.
Key commodities powered the momentum: coal, iron ore, finished steel, fertilizers, cement, and container cargo. Iron ore loading daily hit 0.675 MT (+27.6%), steel/raw iron 0.343 MT (+20.8%).
Steel raw materials (ex-iron ore) vaulted 46.9% to 0.141 MT; fertilizers +10.2% to 0.184 MT; mineral oils and EXIM containers +17.8%. Containers saw imported traffic up 5.6%, domestic 2.3%.
April 2025-February 2026 aggregates show 1,503.8 MT loaded (+3.28% YoY), 1.61 lakh crore revenue, and 840,000 million NTKM (+1.62%).
These achievements reflect Railways’ sharpened focus on freight, leveraging modernization to fuel India’s growth story and outpace road transport rivals.