Railways' earnings up 8.56 % during April-January

The Indian Railways' earnings went up by 8.56 per cent during the period April-January of the current financial year to Rs 70,501.65 crore as compared to Rs. 64,943.32 crore during the same period in the previous financial year, an official statement said here today.

According to it, the total goods earnings went up from Rs. 44,035.66 crore during April-January 2008-09 to Rs 47,763.29 crore in the first 10 months of the current fiscal, an increase of 8.47 per cent.

The total passenger revenue earnings during first ten months of 2009-10 were Rs. 19,393.26 crore as compared to Rs. 18,057.41 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, registering an increase of 7.40 per cent, it said.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 1,903.31 crore during April 2009-January 2010 as against Rs. 1,666.54 crore during the same period of the previous year, showing an increase of 14.21 per cent.

The number of passengers booked during the first ten months of this financial year April 2009-January 2010 were 6188.78 million compared to 5917.13 million during the same period of the previous year, showing an increase of 4.59 per cent.

In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked during April 2009-January 2010 were 3210.93 million and 2977.85 million compared to 3164.05 million and 2501.45 million during the same period of the previous financial year, an increase of 1.48 per cent and 8.16 per cent, respectively, the statement added.

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