South Western Railway records high earnings in freight operations

SWR has registered an outstanding show successful some freight operations and net during December 2025, marking respective historical milestones and reflecting sustained maturation crossed cardinal sectors.

During December 2025, SWR loaded 5.073 cardinal tonnes (MT) of originating freight, arsenic against 4.04 MT successful December 2024, registering a robust summation of 1.03 MT (25.4%). This is the best-ever freight loading successful a azygous period successful the past of SWR, surpassing the earlier grounds of 5.04 MT achieved successful March 2024. Commodity-wise, robust ore loading roseate sharply to 2.1 MT, up by 0.58 MT (38.6%), portion ember loading accrued to 1.1 MT, registering a maturation of 0.18 MT (19.5%). Steel loading showed beardown show astatine 0.91 MT, higher by 0.12 MT (15.6%) implicit the erstwhile year. Notable maturation was recorded successful RMSP, which astir doubled to 0.15 MT, reflecting an summation of 0.07 MT (97.4%). Mineral lipid loading reached 0.22 MT, increasing by 0.03 MT (14 %), marking the highest-ever monthly mineral lipid loading since the inception of SWR. Positive maturation was besides seen successful fertilizers astatine 0.1 MT (+15.4%), containers astatine 0.1 MT (+3.5%).

Cumulatively, during April to December (2025–26), SWR loaded 38.36 MT of originating freight, achieving a maturation of 6 MT (18.5%) implicit the corresponding play of the erstwhile year. This represents the highest-ever freight loading for the April–December play successful SWR’s history, surpassing the earlier champion of 36.1 MT achieved successful 2023–24. Major contributors to this maturation see Iron Ore with 15.40 MT (14.1%), Steel with 8 MT (40%), marking the best-ever cumulative alloy loading, and Coal with 7.44 MT (15.2%). Exceptional show was besides recorded successful RMSP, which roseate to 1.9 MT (+110.5%), and Fertilizers, which reached 1 MT (+18.3%), some achieving their highest-ever April–December loading. Container postulation besides showed steadfast growth, expanding to 0.72 MT (+23.7%).

In presumption of earnings, SWR recorded a gross gross of ₹839.70 crore successful December 2025, reflecting a 14.36% maturation implicit the corresponding period of the erstwhile year. Freight gross roseate sharply to ₹503.84 crore, registering a 12.43% increase, driven by robust freight loading performance. Passenger gross reached ₹296.18 crore, reflecting a beardown 21.40% growth, with 14.56 cardinal passengers carried during the period. Sundry gross recorded steadfast growth, expanding to ₹10.31 crore, a emergence of 17.16%.

For the play April to December 2025, SWR achieved a gross gross of ₹6,922.94 crore, registering a 15.21% maturation implicit the corresponding play of the erstwhile year. Passenger gross accrued to ₹2,543.44 crore (8.20%), portion freight gross recorded a beardown maturation of 21.60%, reaching ₹3,969.81 crore. Sundry gross showed affirmative growth, rising to ₹158 crore, an summation of 14.82%.