Gandhinagar: Western Railway today announced it has achieved a significant milestone by crossing 100 Million Tonnes (MTs) of originating freight loading o­n 12th March, 2026 for the financial year 2025–26. With this achievement, Western Railway has surpassed the 100 MT freight loading mark for the fourth consecutive year, reaffirming its strong and consistent performance in freight transportation and its important role in supporting the nation’s logistics network.

According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, Vineet Abhishek, WR has registered impressive growth in several commodities during the current financial year compared to the previous year. Container loading reached 33.66 MTs, registering a growth of over 10%, Fertilizer loading recorded 18.92 MTs, reflecting a significant growth of around 22%. Foodgrain loading reached 1.00 MT, showing a growth of over 28%, while Iron & Steel loading stood at 0.69 MTs with a growth of around 24%, while cement loading was 14.53 MTs with a growth of over 3%. Loading of other commodities also performed strongly at 15.94 MTs, registering a growth of around 10%.

Commodity-wise freight loading during the period April 2025 to 12th March 2026 includes Coal, Fertilizer, Container, POL, Cement, Foodgrains, Iron & Steel and other commodities, taking the total freight loading to 100.02 MTs.

During the year, Western Railway also generated new streams of freight traffic in commodities such as Industrial Salt, o­nion, Automobiles etc. from various locations including Sanosara, Bhimasar, Vartej, Vadodara Marshalling Yard, Kadi, Gandhidham etc. further strengthening Western Railway’s freight portfolio.

Western Railway continues to focus o­n attracting new freight streams, enhancing logistics efficiency and providing customer-centric freight solutions, which has contributed significantly to achieving this milestone. DeshGujarat