SWR's Hubli division records 11.96 pc growth

Hubli, Feb 27 (UNI) The Hubli division of the South Western Railway (SWR) has achieved a growth of 11.96 per cent till January end, according to Divisional Railway Manager Rakesh Vatash.

Revealing this information at the ninth divisional level Railway Users' Consultative Committee meet here today, he said the total originating earnings of Hubli division stood at Rs 1,965.72 crore, compared to Rs 1,465.91 crore during the last corresponding period.

Mr Vatash said the originating freight loading might touch 38 million tonnes by the end of the current financial year. Hubli division's earnings alone were 71 per cent of the total earnings of SWR during 2005-06 and this year it might go up further.

UNI