New Delhi - Indian Railways loaded 1,465.371 million tonnes (MT) of freight in FY 2024-25, up from 1,443.166 MT in 2023-24, the Ministry of Railways said. The Railways has set an ambitious target of loading 3,000 MT freight by 2027. “Indian Railways is steadily progressing toward its ambitious target of 3,000 MT freight loading, achieving 1,465.371 MT in FY 2024-25,” the ministry posted.

The movements of freight and passenger trains have gone up significantly in the past 11 years, with more than 34,000 km of new . . .