Railways' October freight hits record 145 million tonnes
Food grains loading jumped 26% and coal to power plants 19.5%; growth is well up on October 2025's 2.3%
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Indian Railways loaded 145.07 million tonnes of freight in October 2026, its highest ever for the month and 8.32% more than a year earlier.
Food grains loading rose 26.3% and domestic coal 16%, while daily coal rakes to power plants grew 19.5%.
April-October loading reached 978.78 million tonnes, up 4.67%; the railways also carried 64.72 crore passengers in October.