PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, April 4: South Eastern Railway has completed the financial year 2022-23 with a record freight loading of 202.62 million tonnes. This is the highest-ever freight loading performance of South Eastern Railway.
In comparison to the previous year, SER has registered a growth of 3.9 % in originating freight loading.
South Eastern Railway has also surpassed the Railway Board’s freight loading target of 202.14 million tonnes for the financial year 2022-23. Revenue generation from freight loading during 2022-23 has also been the highest ever.
In 2022-23, SER has earned Rs.18,225.47 crore from originating freight traffic as against Rs.16,350.56 crores earned in 2021-22 registering a growth of 11.46%.
Coal loading during the financial year 2022-23 has been 51.86 million tonnes which is 24% more than that of the previous year. There has been a substantial increase in the loading of raw materials to steel plants (7%), cement (17%), fertilizer (3%) and petroleum products (5%).
Apart from freight loading and freight revenue, SER has also recorded best ever performance in different other sectors in the financial year 2022-23.
It achieved the highest-ever gross originating revenue of Rs.21,333 crore (provisional) in 2022-23 which is 16% more than the previous financial year.
The railway zone also achieved the highest-ever originating passenger revenue of Rs.2,553.53 crore which is 57 % more than the previous financial year. It achieved the highest ever ticket checking earning of Rs.105.80 crore which is 148 % more than the previous financial year.
The zone also achieved the best ever non fare revenue earning of Rs.8.70 crore which is 89% more than the previous financial year.
According to railway records SER also achieved the best ever scrap sale earning of Rs.390.30 crore which is 21% more than the previous financial year and best ever track renewal work of 454.8 Km which is 95.3 Km more than the previous financial year.
