Tag: Freight revenue

The Indian Railways has brought in a slew of measures as it looks to shore-up revenues from freight operations. Some of the policy interventions include simplifying wagon-booking processes, online alert systems, issue single receipt for multiple journeys, creating alternate goods sheds across zones and so on. At the same time, the Railways have revised rake rates and brought in stricter guidelines to plug possible leakages, sources said.Freight loading from April–August was 634.66 million tonnes (mt) and the revenue achieved during this period was ₹1,00,000 crore, across freight and...