The Indian Railways has generated ₹ 105312.09 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during the financial year 2014-15 i.e. from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015 as compared to ₹ 93471.59 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 12.67 per cent. Railways carried 1097.57 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during fiscal 2014-15 as compared to 1053.56 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.18 per cent.

During the financial year 2014-15 i.e. from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015 Railways generated ₹ 48372.81 crore from transportation of 545.63 million tonnes of coal, followed by ₹ 9181.64 crore from 110.17 million tonnes of cement, ₹ 7913.73 crore from 112.78 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user, ₹ 8550.37 crore from 54.99 million tonnes of food grains, ₹ 5705.75 crore from 42.73 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), ₹ 6404.99 crore from 39.97 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, ₹ 5431.12 crore from 47.45 million tonnes of fertilizers, ₹ 1951.38 crore from 19.19 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore, ₹ 4868.92 crore from 48.83 million tonnes by container service and ₹ 6931.38 crore from 75.83 million tonnes of other goods.

Freight revenue growth in railways led to higher freight volumes and commodity-wise earnings rising year-on-year. Total commodity wise freight revenue rose 12.67 percent to Rs. 105312.09 crore and freight traffic increased 4.18 percent to 1097.57 million tonnes in 2014-15. Coal generated Rs. 48372.81 crore from 545.63 million tonnes, with subsequent contributions from cement, iron ore, food grains, POL, pig iron and finished steel, fertilizers, raw materials for steel plants, container services and other goods as set out in the commodity level breakdown.