Railway Revenue

Railway revenue earnings up by 10.13pc

New Delhi, Nov 9: The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April – 31st October 2011 were Rs. 57338.09 crore compared to Rs. 52065.87 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.13 per cent.

The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 34629.22 crore during 1st April – 31st October 2010 to Rs. 38085.83 crore during 1st April – 31st October 2011, an increase of 9.98 per cent.

The total passenger revenue earnings during first seven months of the financial year 2011-12 were Rs. 16321.09 crore compared to Rs. 14874.38 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 9.73 per cent.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 1619.05 crore during April- October 2011 compared to Rs. 1439.18 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 12.50 per cent.

The total approximate number of passengers booked during April- October 2011 were 4817.67 million compared to 4574.32 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 5.32 per cent.

In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked during April- October 2011 were 2424.72 million and 2392.95 million compared to 2333.79 million and 2240.53 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 3.90 per cent and 6.80 per cent respectively.

--IBNS