ECR records impressive growth in freight and passenger earnings

Patna, May 14 (UNI) The newly created East Central Railways' Danapur division has become one of the most viable railway divisions in the country by recording an impressive growth in both freight and passenger earnings during the last fiscal.

ECR sources here today said during the period the division's earnings from carrying of freight had increased by over 8.1 per cent and that from bonafide passengers had gone up by nearly ten per cent surpassing all previous records.

Referring to the success achieved by ECR staff from the sudden ticket checking drives in several stations, the sources said a total amount of Rs 18.2 lakhs were recovered as fine from ticketless travellers during the period under review.

Moreover, during the past fortnight alone more than 2000 passengers were booked for travelling without tickets and about Rs five lakhs were recovered from them as fine, they said.

About the ECR's plan to clear the summer rush of passengers from here, the sources said keeping in mind the huge demand for tickets, the railways had introduced six pairs of north and west bound summer specials from Patna and Danapur and all of them were running in full capacity.

Claiming that all these special trains had been generating good revenues for the ECR during the current fiscal, the sources said the recently introduced air-conditioned Garib Rath, the superfast express train connecting the state capital with New Delhi, had turned out to be the one of the most popular trains here.

UNI