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India enters 1 billion-tonne rail cargo club

03 Apr 2013 1 Min Read Editorial Team

Indian Railways, by carrying 100 million tonne cargo in March, has entered the select group of countries such as the US, China and Russia that load a billion tonne of cargo in a year. It is the second time for Indian Railways to carry such a large volumes in a month.

It carried about 1,009.6 million tonne (1 billion tonne) in 2012-13 as well. The extra cargo was helped by coal, cement, foodgrains and steel.

Indian Railways, by carrying 100 million tonne cargo in March, has entered the select group of countries such as the US, China and Russia that load a billion tonne of cargo in a year. It is the second time for Indian Railways to carry such a large volumes in a month. It carried about 1,009.6 million tonne (1 billion tonne) in 2012-13 as well. The extra cargo was helped by coal, cement, foodgrains and steel.

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