9 December 2014

Railways’ Revenue Earnings up by 12.63 Percent during April 2014 - November 2014

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2014 to 30th November 2014 were Rs. 100622 crore compared to Rs. 89341.26 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 12.63 per cent.

The total approximate earnings from goods during 1st April 2014 – 30th November 2014 were Rs. 67130.96 crore compared to Rs. 60144.16 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.62 per cent.

The total approximate revenue earnings from passengers during 1st April 2014 – 30th November 2014 were Rs. 28510.24 crore compared to Rs. 24523.71 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 16.26 percent.

The approximate revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs.2669.55 crore during April 2014 – November 2014 compared to Rs. 2515.78 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 6.11 per cent.

The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during 1st April 2014 – 30th November 2014 were 5581.33 million compared to 5662.54 million during the same period last year, showing a decrease of 1.43 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked during April 2014 - November 2014 were 3022 million and 2559.08 million compared to 3028.44 million and 2634.10 million registering a decrease of 0.20 per cent and of 2.85 per cent respectively during the same period last year.