The Eastern Railway (ER) has successfully commissioned a modern Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) system at Barddhaman in West Bengal, replacing the 50-year-old liver frame signalling system.
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Tag: Eastern Railway
ER achieves record freight loading
Eastern Railway (ER) has set a record in freight traffic by loading 62.558 million tonnes in 2013-14, which was 3.73 per cent higher than the previous year. This was stated by RK Gupta, General Manager, Eastern Railway. Speaking on the occasion of the 59th Railway Week, Gupta highlighted the performance of ER during 2013-14.
Eastern Railway earnings up
Earning a revenue of Rs 717.84 crore, Eastern Railway (ER) in last September loaded 5,270 million tonne (mt) of freight up by 16.67 per cent over 4.517 mt loaded in the same month last year.
Freight traffic of Eastern Railway increased by 4.4%
Eastern Railway (ER) posted 4.4 per cent growth in freight traffic in 2012-13 at 60.30 million tonne (mt) over 57.75 mt in 2011-12, according. This was the highest ever loading since the bifurcation of ER 10 years ago. Coal accounted for the largest share, nearly 70 per cent, at 41.92 mt (38.25 mt).

