Extracted Data Points

  • Indian Railways loaded 145 million tonnes of freight in May 2026.
  • This represents a 1.3% increase over the freight loading in May 2025.
  • Growth was led by strong performance in Iron Ore, Steel, Fertilizers, and Balance Other Goods segments.
  • Balance Other Goods registered a growth of 16% year-over-year.
  • Iron Ore loading increased by 4.8% year-over-year.
  • Pig Iron & Finished Steel loading grew by 3.5% year-over-year.
  • Fertilizers loading recorded a growth of 6.2% year-over-year.
  • Coal loading increased by nearly 1% year-over-year and constitutes the largest share of railway freight traffic.
  • Indian Railways carried over 61 crore passengers during May 2026.
  • This compares to around 59 crore passengers in the corresponding period last year.
  • The Non-Suburban passenger segment recorded a 7.4% increase year-over-year.
  • Non-Suburban passenger numbers rose from 28 crore to 30 crore.
  • Indian Railways is currently operating 164 Vande Bharat services.
  • The number of Amrit Bharat services has reached 68.
  • Three new Amrit Bharat services were inaugurated during May 2026.
  • A Sleeper Vande Bharat service was recently introduced between Howrah and Kamakhya.
  • The growth was achieved despite challenges from the geopolitical situation in West Asia and its indirect impact on logistics and supply chains.