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Central Railway earns Rs 2777 crore from freight loading
This story is about trains carrying heavy goods like coal, food grains and cars.
The Central Railway is a big train company in India that carries these goods across the country.
In four months, from April to July 2026, their trains moved more than 27 million tons of cargo.
That is a huge amount, heavier than many millions of cars!
They earned more than 2,700 crore rupees from moving all this freight.
Last year, they moved a little less, so this year they did better by more than 4 percent.
Most of the cargo was moved through the Nagpur area, which did almost 60 percent of the work.
Mumbai railway division helped a lot too.
In the month of July, they achieved their second-best result for that month in the last ten years.
The train company says it wants to keep improving by building better stations and finding smarter ways to move goods.
This helps the Indian economy grow.
Central Railway loaded 27.65 million tonnes of freight in 10,498 rakes from April to July 2026, up from 26.49 MT in 10,055 rakes a year earlier.
Freight revenue for April-July 2026 stood at Rs 2,777.14 crore, an increase of over 4% in tonnage and 443 rakes.
Nagpur division contributed 16.31 MT (59%) of loading and Rs 1,667.87 crore (60%) of revenue; Mumbai division added 6.80 MT (24%) and Rs 634.54 crore (23%).
Central Railway achieved its second-highest July freight loading in the last 10 years, with 6.45 MT in 2,446 rakes, up 6% from July 2025.
July 2026 saw big rake increases in coal (868 vs 637 rakes), iron ore (62 vs 41), sugar (41 vs 22), foodgrains (12 vs 4) and dolomite (4 vs 1) loading versus July 2025.
- Who
- Central Railway, an Indian Railways zone, along with its Nagpur, Mumbai, Solapur, Bhusaval and Pune divisions.
- What
- Reported strong freight loading and revenue growth of over 4% in tonnage, earning Rs 2777.14 crore in the April-July 2026 period.
- Where
- Central Railway network in India, spanning the Nagpur, Mumbai, Solapur, Bhusaval and Pune divisions.
- When
- April to July 2026, with July 2026 achieving the second-highest freight loading for that month in the last 10 years.
- Why
- The article indicates gains came as Central Railway works to improve infrastructure, enhance terminal capacity and attract new freight traffic to grow the Indian economy.
Key facts
- Total Freight Loaded (Apr-Jul 2026)
- 27.65 million tonnes in 10,498 rakes
- Total Revenue (Apr-Jul 2026)
- Rs 2777.14 crore
- Year-on-Year Growth
- Over 4% increase in tonnage; 443 more rakes
- Top Contributing Division
- Nagpur - 16.31 MT loading (59%) and Rs 1667.87 crore revenue (60%)
- Second Contributing Division
- Mumbai - 6.80 MT loading (24%) and Rs 634.54 crore revenue (23%)
- July 2026 Loading
- 6.45 MT in 2,446 rakes, up over 6% year-on-year; revenue Rs 633.29 crore
- July 2026 Coal Loading
- 868 rakes, up from 637 rakes in July 2025
- July 2026 Iron Ore Loading
- 62 rakes, up from 41 rakes in July 2025
- Other Divisions (Apr-Jul 2026)
- Solapur 2.34 MT, Bhusaval 1.60 MT, Pune 0.61 MT








