How much freight does Indian Railways load each month?

History

Freight loading is the weight of goods loaded onto Indian Railways wagons in the month. April to September is the first six months of the financial year.

The figures side by side

How we got this number

1. Read the September 2026 loading from the Indian Railways release of 13 October 2026, as carried by ANI on Devdiscourse: 135.35 million tonnes, against 127.52 million tonnes in September 2025.
2. Check it against a second report of the same release (Indian Infrastructure, 14 October 2026), which gives the same 135.35 million tonnes and 6.14 per cent.
3. Take May to August 2026 from the Ministry of Railways' PIB releases: 145, 142.21, 141.3 and 137.9 million tonnes.

What this number does not tell you

• PIB's own September 2026 release could not be found in search, so the September figure is the release as carried by ANI on Devdiscourse, with Indian Infrastructure giving the same numbers. The May to August figures are read from PIB.
• The May figure is given by the ministry as a round 145 million tonnes, while the other months have decimals.
• This page counts freight only. The same monthly releases also report passenger traffic, which is not used here.

Sources

1. Indian Railways, reported by Devdiscourse (ANI), September 2026, 13 October 2026Indian Railways loaded 135.35 million tonnes of freight in September 2026, compared to 127.52 million tonnes in September 2025, registering a 6.14 per cent growth over the corresponding month last year.
2. Indian Railways, reported by Devdiscourse (ANI), April to September 2026, 13 October 2026On a cumulative basis, Indian Railways loaded 833.7 million tonnes of freight during April-September 2026, registering 4.1 per cent growth over the corresponding period last year.
3. Indian Railways, reported by Indian Infrastructure, 14 October 2026Indian Railways (IR) has achieved freight loading of 135.35 million tonnes (mt) in September 2026, an increase of 6.14 per cent over same month last year.
4. Ministry of Railways, August 2026 freight loading (PIB), 13 September 2026Indian Railways loaded 137.9 million tonnes of freight during August 2026, compared to 130.9 million tonnes in August 2025, registering a 5.4 per cent year-on-year growth.
5. Ministry of Railways, July 2026 freight loading (PIB), 3 August 2026Indian Railways loaded 141.3 million tonnes of freight during July 2026, compared to 129.7 million tonnes during the corresponding month of the previous year, registering a 9 per cent growth.
6. Ministry of Railways, June 2026 freight loading (PIB), 2 July 2026Indian Railways loaded 142.21 million tonnes of freight during June 2026, compared to 136.71 million tonnes in the corresponding month last year, registering a growth of 4 per cent.
7. Ministry of Railways, May 2026 freight loading (PIB), 1 June 2026Indian Railways maintained its freight growth momentum by loading 145 million tonnes of freight in May 2026, registering a 1.3 per cent increase over May 2025.

Questions people ask

How much freight did Indian Railways load in September 2026?

135.35 million tonnes, up 6.14% from 127.52 million tonnes in September 2025.

How much did it load from April to September 2026?

833.7 million tonnes, up 4.1% on the same period last year.

How did August 2026 compare?

Indian Railways loaded 137.9 million tonnes in August 2026, up 5.4% from 130.9 million tonnes in August 2025.

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This figure is from Indian Railways's own release or a report quoting it. We recheck it monthly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.