The Eastern Railway's (ER) earnings from freight rose by around 36% in February 2014 to INR 455.22 crore as against INR 333.36 crore in the corresponding month previous year, mainly due to augment in coal loading, at 3.88 million tonnes (mt), of the total loading of 5.49 mt.
The freight earnings grew by 10% to INR 3,825.20 crore during April-February 2013-14.