Indian Railways' revenue up 10.75 per cent

New Delhi, July 10: Buoyed by its phenomenal strides in both freight and passenger segments, Railways registered earnings of Rs. 16535.97 crore during first three months of the current fiscal as compared to Rs. 14930.26 crore during the same period last year, notching an increase of 10.75 per cent.

The total goods earnings increased from Rs. 10028.11 crore during April-June 2006 to Rs. 11025.44 crore during the same period this year, an increase of 9.95 per cent.

The passenger revenue earnings were pegged at Rs. 4857.52 crore as compared to Rs. 4350.67 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.65 per cent.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 472.44 crore as against Rs. 401.18 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 17.76 per cent.

The total sundry earnings went up from Rs. 150.30 crore during April-June 2006 to Rs. 180.57 crore during the corresponding period this year, an increase of 20.14 per cent.

The approximate number of passengers booked during April-June this year were 1648.34 million as compared to 1576.08 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 4.58 per cent.

In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked were 883.46 million and 764.88 million compared to 850.16 million and 725.92 million during the same period last year, an increase of 3.92 per cent and 5.37 per cent respectively.

UNI