Indian Railways revenue up by 10.26 per cent

New Delhi, Sept 20: The Indian Railways earned Rs 1551 crore during September 1-10 as compared to Rs 1406.69 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.26 per cent.

The total earnings from transportation of goods went up from Rs 919.03 crore for September 1-10 last year to Rs 1023.05 crore during the same period this year, showing an increase of 11.32 per cent.

The total passenger revenue earnings during the period were Rs 468.31 crore as compared to Rs 446.77 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 4.82 per cent.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs 41.16 crore while it stood at Rs 28.65 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 43.66 per cent.

The total number of passengers booked during the period were 170.45 million compared to 158.52 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 7.53 per cent.

In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked were 96.60 million and 73.85 million compared to 88.99 million and 69.53 million during the same period last year, registering an increase of 8.55 per cent and 6.21 per cent respectively.

UNI