DIMAPUR — To maintain supply of essential and other commodities, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has unloaded 1084 freight carrying rakes during the month of September.
NF Railway has transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, fertiliser, cement, coal, automobile, container and other items during the month and unloaded them in different goods sheds within its jurisdiction, said NFR chief PRO, Sabyasachi De.
During September 2023, 614 rakes of freight carrying trains were unloaded in Assam out of which 333 were loaded with essential commodities. 84 rakes in Tripura, 17 rakes in Nagaland, 11 rakes in Manipur, 6 rakes in Arunachal Pradesh and 5 rakes in Mizoram were unloaded during the month, he added.
Moreover, 205 freight rakes in West Bengal and 142 freight rakes in Bihar were also unloaded during the month within the jurisdiction of NF Railway.
He further stated that speedy execution of doubling works at important sections over NF Railway has led to increased inward and outward movement of freight traffic.
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