 Early Times Report
MALIGAON, July 2: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) continues to show consistent growth in its freight unloading operations. In June 2025 alone, the zone unloaded 1,099 freight-carrying rakes, marking a significant 17% increase compared to 939 rakes during the same month last year. NFR had successfully handled a total of 13,091 freight rakes during the FY 2024-25, underscoring its strong operational performance and commitment to efficiency. During the month of June 2025, a total of 627 rakes of freight carrying trains were unloaded in Assam out of which 315 were loaded with essential commodities. 72 rakes in Tripura, 15 rakes in Nagaland, 5 rakes in Meghalaya, 6 rakes in Mizoram, 7 rakes in Arunachal Pradesh and 9 rakes in Manipur were unloaded during the month. Moreover, 198 freight rakes in West Bengal and 160 freight rakes in Bihar were also unloaded during the month of within the jurisdiction of N. F. Railway.
NFR has transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, food grains, fertilizer, cement, coal, vegetables, auto, tank and other items during the month and unloaded them in different goods sheds within its jurisdiction.
Essential and other commodities are being transported regularly not only to meet the essential requirements of common people but also to keep the local economic activity of the region moving and growing. Continuous monitoring at all levels has also resulted in reduction of turnaround time and has increased unloading efficiency. |
