Commodity-Wise Freight Revenue of Railways goes Up by 8.39 per Cent During Fiscal 2009-10
The Railways have generated Rs. 57594.61 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during financial year 2009-10 as compared to Rs. 53137.60 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 8.39 per cent. Railways carried 887.99 million tonnes of freight traffic during April 2009-March 2010 as compared to 833.31 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 6.56 per cent. The Net Tonne Kilo Metres (NTKM) went up from 538226 million during April 2008-March 2009 to 584760 million during April 2009-March 2010, showing an increase of 8.65 per cent.
Of the total Rs. 57594.61 crore earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during the fiscal 2009-10, Rs. 22366.69 crore came from transportation of 396.10 million tonnes of coal, followed by Rs. 8350.77 crore from 132.72 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user, Rs. 5282.55 crore from 93.15 million tonnes of cement, Rs. 3972.39 crore from 37.52 million tonnes of foodgrains, Rs. 3319.63 crore from 39.49 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), Rs. 3336.19 crore from 30.93 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, Rs. 3174.51 crore from 43.58 million tonnes of fertilizers, ,Rs. 2772.43 crore from 34.36 million tonnes by container service, Rs. 883.46 crore from 11.58 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore, and Rs. 4135.99 crore from 68.56 million tonnes of other goods.
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