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• Freight Loading Performance on Railways 

• Projected freight loading of Indian Railways by the terminal year of 12th Plan i.e. 2016-17 is 1405 million tonnes, out of which coal loading is projected to be at a level of 686 million tonnes and Iron ore loading will be at a level of 178 million tonnes.  Necessary throughput enhancement works in key growth areas have been sanctioned and are ongoing.  The induction of Rolling stock including locomotives on Indian Railways is being progressively increased for higher levels.  Along with this, operating innovations, like long haul running, have been introduced for mitigating capacity constraints.

• Demand for movement of coal has been consistently increasing in the above period.  However, demand for Iron Ore fell sharply during the year 2010-11 due to continuing ban on export of Iron Ore in Karnataka and Bellary district for all ore and cumbersome process of obtaining clearance from State Government of Odisha.

• The details of the freight loading targets as per revised estimates and loading achieved by Indian Railways excluding Konkan Railway during the last three years are as follow:-

Year	Freight loading target in million tonnes	Freight loading achieved in million tonnes
2008-09	848.64	833.39
2009-10	888.44	887.79
2010-11	921.39	921.73

• Freight services would be transformed by segregation of freight and passengers’ corridors, through construction of Dedicated Freight Corridors leading to improved speed of transit and cost efficiencies in bulk transport. The Dedicated Freight Corridors both on the Eastern and Western sectors are expected to be commissioned by the terminal year of the 12th Plan.

• This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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