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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Domestic Air Passenger Data for November 2012 Released; 4.65 Lakh more Passengers Travel Compared to Previous Month

Press Information Bureau: Dec 20, 2012As per the passenger traffic data submitted by various domestic airlines, the total domestic passengers carried by the scheduled domestic airlines in the month of November 2012 were 50.20 lakhs. The total domestic passengers carried by the scheduled domestic airlines in the month of October 2012 were 45.55 lakhs. This shows that 4.65 lakh more passengers travelled in the month of November 2012 compared to October 2012. The break-up for the month of November 2012 is as follows:

Air India – 10.38 lakhs, Jet Airways –9.17 lakhs, Jet Lite – 3.45 lakhs, IndiGo – 13.69 lakhs, Spice Jet – 9.78 lakhs, Go Air – 3.73 lakhs, Mantra- 0.003 lakhs.

However, the number of passengers carried by the domestic airlines was 534.14 lakhs between January-November 2012 as against 550.33 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year showing the growth of -2.94%.

The market share of scheduled domestic airlines for the month of November 2012 is as follows: Air India- 20.7%, Jet Airways-18.3%, JetLite-6.9%, IndiGo-27.3%, Spice Jet- 19.5% and Go Air- 7.4%.

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