GUWAHATI, Nov 9: Northeast Frontier Railway recorded a 12.27 per cent increase in freight unloading in October 2026, handling 1,162 rakes compared with 1,035 in the corresponding month last year.
The commodities unloaded included food grains, edible oil, fertilisers, sugar, salt, petroleum products, coal and cement. They catered to household, agricultural and industrial requirements.
Assam recorded the highest volume in the Northeast, with 647 rakes unloaded during the month.
Tripura unloaded 81 rakes, followed by Manipur with 29, Nagaland 17, Mizoram 11, Arunachal Pradesh 10 and Meghalaya one.
Within its jurisdiction, NFR also unloaded 205 rakes in West Bengal and 161 in Bihar.
The railway said the freight movement supported regional supply chains, trade and industrial activities.
