Railways’ Earnings Increases By More Than 9%

Railways’ earnings increased 9% in the April-June quarter of FY2014-15 as compared to the corresponding period last year.

Railways earned Rs 36,674.17 crore during April-June in FY2014-15 as compared to Rs 33,499.53 crore during the same period last year, which is an increase of 9.48%, according to the Railway Ministry’s data.

The total earnings from freight was Rs 24,850.37 crore, which is an increase of 7.05%. The total earnings from passengers during the first quarter of this fiscal was Rs 10,153.68 crore as compared to Rs 8,724.65 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 16.38%.

The total number of passengers booked during this period was 2103.35 million as compared to 1959.73 million during the same period last year, which is an increase of 7.33%.