Indian Railways Carry 565.37 million tonnes of Freight During April-October 2012

Press Information Bureau: Nov 14, 2012Indian Railways have carried 565.37 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during April-October 2012. The freight carried shows an increase of 28.45 million tonnes over the freight traffic of 536.92 million tonnes actually carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 5.30 per cent.

During the month of October 2012, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian Railways was 83.92 million tonnes. There is an increase of 6.24 million tonnes over the actual freight traffic of 77.68 million tonnes carried by the Indian Railways during the same period last year, showing an increase of 8.03 per cent.

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Railway Revenue Earnings up by 19.23 Per Cent During April- November 2012

Press Information Bureau: Dec 10, 2012The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April to 30th November 2012 were Rs.78868.17 crore compared to Rs. 66150.48 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 19.23 per cent.

The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 43891.25 crore during 1st April – 30th November 2011 to Rs. 54487.10 crore during 1st April – 30th November 2012, registering an increase of 24.14 per cent.

The total passenger revenue earnings during 1st April – 30th November 2012 were Rs. 20423.31 crore compared to Rs. 18742.83 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 8.97 per cent.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 2061.30 crore during April-November 2012 compared to Rs. 1860.49 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.79 per cent.

The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during 1st April – 30th November 2012 were 5700.57 million compared to 5517.86 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 3.31 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked during April-November 2012 were 2964.50 million and 2736.07 million compared to 2886.10 million and 2353.95 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 2.72 per cent and 3.96 per cent respectively.

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