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TIMES NEWS NETWORK Hubballi: South Western Railway (SWR) has registered record freight loading alongside steady growth in key revenue segments in Aug. In a press release, the SWR has said that it has registered its highest-ever originating freight loading for the month of August since its inception. “We successfully loaded 4.48 million tonnes (MT) of freight in Aug, marking a robust 6.3% growth compared to last year. With this monthly momentum, the zone’s cumulative originating freight loading for the financial year 2026–27 has climbed to 21.67 MT, registering a solid 5.8% year-over-year increase. The record-breaking monthly freight performance in Aug was powered by substantial volume expansions in the energy and heavy industrial raw material sectors. Coal loading witnessed a phenomenal 37.4% surge to reach 1.03 MT compared to 0.75 MT loaded in Aug last year. Steel commodities followed closely with an impressive 18.1% growth, jumping to 1.11 MT from 0.94 MT. Other primary sectors also experienced healthy turnarounds, including a 25.0% increase in cement loading (0.04 MT), a 13.6% climb in container traffic (0.10 MT), and a 6.9% rise in mineral oil transportation (0.19 MT)” it added. The release further said, “On a cumulative scale up to Aug 2026, SWR commodity presents a diversified and highly resilient fiscal foundation. Iron ore continues to stand as the primary volume driver, contributing 8.48 MT to the network, which marks a 4.8% annual expansion over last year’s 8.09 MT. Cumulative steel and coal transport lines maintained strong growth at 4.82 MT (+7.6%) and 4.46 MT (+9.7%) respectively. Notably, the food grains sector delivered an exponential 118.4% leap, handling 0.083 MT compared to just 0.038 MT in the prior year. This was supported by a 29.6% surge in balance of other goods (1.08 MT). On the earnings front, the zone registered a monthly Gross Revenue of Rs 805.7 crore in Aug, pushing its total cumulative earnings for the financial year up to Rs 3,850.05 crore. This cumulative figure reflects a steady 2.45% year-over-year expansion compared to the Rs 3,757.85 crore generated during the same period in 2025, adding an absolute incremental gain of Rs 92.20 crore to the zone’s balance sheet. The core financial backbone during the single month of Aug was driven by freight logistics and passenger services. Monthly freight operations brought in Rs 417.08 crore, contributing to a cumulative fiscal total of Rs 2,074.36 crore up to Aug. Simultaneously, passenger train operations generated a standalone monthly sum of Rs 348.97 crore. This pushed total cumulative passenger revenue to Rs 1,552.7 crore, marking a phenomenal 13.51% growth over last year.” Eom/Sangamesh