South Western Railway achieves growth in various segments, revenue goes up

In October 2024, SWR began container loading operations at Sambre railway station in Belagavi district of Karnataka. SWR recorded a total freight loading of 45.66 million tonnes (MT) in FY 2024-25, out of which, Hubballi division contributed the maximum (32.69 MT) while Mysuru division contributed 10.89 MT
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During the financial year 2024-25 that just concluded, South Western Railway (SWR) has achieved significant milestones in freight loading, revenue generation, and infrastructure development.

Chief Public Relations Officer Manjunath Kanamadi has said that SWR demonstrated substantial growth across various revenue streams during the financial year.

While passenger revenue surged to ₹3,172.82 crore from ₹3,090.5 crore during the previous fiscal, other coaching revenue rose to ₹335.24 crore from ₹328.26 crore, and parcel revenue went up to ₹166.6 crore from to ₹157.77 crore last year.

The gross revenue of SWR reached ₹8,340.90 crore during the fiscal, and commercial sundry revenue reached ₹91.60 crore from ₹78.90 crore during the previous year.

The passenger traffic witnessed growth, with 165.51 million travellers during the year. Last year, it was 162.16 million.

SWR recorded a total freight loading of 45.66 million tonnes (MT) in FY 2024-25, out of which, Hubballi division contributed the maximum (32.69 MT) while Mysuru division contributed 10.89 MT

In March 2025, SWR reached its highest monthly originating freight loading of 5.024 MT and it also recorded highest-ever originating mineral oil loading of 2.56 MT during the year. Additionally, a record 3,870 eight-wheeler units were loaded in a single day, the highest recorded during the fiscal.

The zone also achieved a new milestone in steel loading on March 31, with 29 rakes and 1,539 units loaded in a single day, setting an all-time high.

In terms of infrastructure development, electrification of 67.57 route kilometres was completed, bringing the total electrified route length to 3,323 km out of 3,692 km under the railway zone. During the year, the zone successfully commissioned 26.5 km of new railway lines, and completed 39.1 km of double lines.