Railway Revenue Earnings up by 7.83%

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April ? 30th September 2010 were Rs 44323.70 crore compared to Rs 41104.78 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 7.83 per cent.

The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs 27629.01 crore during 1st April ? 30th September, 2009 to Rs 29443.32 crore during 1st April ? 30th September 2010, an increase of 6.57 per cent.

The total passenger revenue earnings during first six months of the financial year 2010-11 were Rs 12689.36 crore compared to Rs 11573.60 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 9.64 per cent.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs 1234.89 crore during April- September 2010 compared to Rs 1121.64 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 10.10 per cent.

The total approximate number of passengers booked during April-September 2010 was 3904.57 million compared to 3683.53 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 6.00 per cent.

In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked during April-September 2010 was 1989.30 million and 1915.27 million compared to 1887.57 million and 1795.96 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 5.39 per cent and 6.64 per cent respectively.