NEW DELHI, Oct. 13 -- Indian Railways' freight loading rose 6.14% year-on-year to 135.35 million tonnes in September, from 127.52 million tonnes a year earlier, driven by growth across several key commodity segments, according to data released by the ministry of railways on Tuesday.

Cumulative freight loading during April-September rose 4.1% year-on-year to 833.7 million tonnes. Freight revenue during the first half of the current financial year grew 3.7%, the ministry said.

Several major commodity segments recorded strong growth in September. Foodgrain loading rose 25%, followed by clinker at 20%, domestic containers at 10%, coal at 9%, other goods at 8.2%, mineral oil at 6%, finished steel at 5.5% and iron ore at 5.2%.

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