Thursday, September 13, 2012

Railway Revenue Earnings Up by 19.79 Per Cent during April- August 2012
The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April – 31st August 2012 were Rs. 49211.40 crore compared to Rs. 41082.67 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 19.79 per cent.

The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 27445.00 crore during 1st April – 31st August 2011 to Rs. 34070.85 crore during 1st April – 31st August 2012, an increase of 24.14 per cent.

The total passenger revenue earnings during first five months of the financial year 2012-13 were Rs. 13005.44 crore compared to Rs. 11692.59 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.23 per cent.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 1261.13 crore during April-August 2012 compared to Rs. 1152.93 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 9.38 per cent.

The total approximate number of passengers booked during April-August 2012 were 3567.51 million compared to 3418.86 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 4.35 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked during April-August 2012 were 1840.09 million and 1727.42 million compared to 1773.50 million and 1645.36 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 3.75 per cent and 4.99 per cent respectively. 

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