Railways’ Revenue Earnings up by 12.67 Per Cent During April 2014 – January 2015

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2014 to 31st January 2015 were Rs. 128928.28 crore compared to Rs. 114428.52 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 12.67 per cent.

The total approximate earnings from goods during 1st April 2014 – 31st January 2015 were Rs. 87291.87 crore compared to Rs. 77694.07 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 12.35 per cent.

The total approximate revenue earnings from passengers during 1st April 2014 – 31st January 2015 were Rs. 35309.81 crore compared to Rs. 30723.44 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 14.93 percent.

The approximate revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs.3353.26 crore during April 2014 – January 2015 compared to Rs. 3179.49 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 5.47 per cent.

The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during 1st April 2014 – 31st January 2015 were 6923.95 million compared to 6962.92 million during the same period last year, showing a decrease of 0.56 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked during April 2014 – January 2015 were 3791.88 million and 3132..07 million compared to 3715.11 million and 3247.81 million registering an increase of 2.07 per cent and a decrease of 3.56 per cent respectively during the same period last year.