Kolkata. 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 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 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 substantial increase in 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 as given below:
- Highest ever gross originating revenue of Rs.21,333 crore (provisional) in 2022-23 which is 16% more than the previous financial year.
- Highest ever originating passenger revenue of Rs.2,553.53 crore which is 57% more than the previous financial year.
- Highest ever ticket checking earning of Rs.105.80 crore which is 148% more than the previous financial year.
- Best ever non fare revenue earning of Rs.8.70 crore which is 89% more than the previous financial year.
- Best ever scrap sale earning of Rs.390.30 crore which is 21% more than the previous financial year.
- Best ever track renewal work of 454.8 KM which is 95.3 KM more than the previous financial year.
- Highest ever commissioning of 28 Electronic Interlocking Systems as against the previous best of 25 Electronic Interlocking Systems commissioned in 2020-21.
- All time highest LHB Coach POH of 503 coaches, Wagon POH of 6,726 wagons, Sick Wagon Out-turn of 1,13,343 wagons and Premium Rake Examination of 4,950 rakes.
- Best ever installation of 16 Lifts at different stations in comparison to 2 lifts installed last year.
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