Hyderabad, May 1 -- The South Central Railway (SCR) Zone has recorded 12.363 million tonnes (MTs) of freight loading in April 2025 which is the highest ever for the last month in any year.

The incremental loading was mainly possible due to the robust increase in loading of Iron Ore and Cement commodities, SCR said in a release here on Thursday.

The freight loading has witnessed 6 percent growth when compared to the last year ( 11.640 MT).

The Cement loading registered at 3.243 MTs which is 18 percent more when compared to 2.740 MTs registered last year.

Similarly, Iron ore loading registered at 0.765 MTs which is 39 percent more when compared to 0.550 MTs registered last year. Coal, the major loading commodity of the Zone contributed it...