Railway revenue earnings up by 15.26 per cent during April - September 2006
The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during the period April - September 2006 were Rs. 29360.31 crore compared to Rs. 25472.45 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 15.26 per cent.
Tweet-- The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during the period April - September 2006 were Rs. 29360.31 crore compared to Rs. 25472.45 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 15.26 per cent.
The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 16988.93 crore during April – September 2005 to Rs. 19701.71 crore during April - September 2006, an increase of 15.97 per cent.
The total passenger revenue earnings during April – September 2006 were Rs. 8456.28 crore compared to Rs. 7609.84 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.12 per cent.
The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 797.10 crore during April-September 2006 compared to Rs. 568.27 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 40.27 per cent.
The total sundry earnings have gone up from Rs. 305.41 crore during April – September 2005 to Rs. 405.22 crore during April-September 2006, an increase of 32.68 percent.
The total approximate number of passengers booked during the period April - September 2006 were 3140.57 million compared to 2911.07 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 7.88 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked during April – September 2006 were 1721.43 million and 1419.14 million compared to 1620.08 million and 1290.99 million during the same period last year, an increase of 6.26 per cent and 9.93 per cent respectively.
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