Railways' earnings up by over 10 per cent

The Railways has earned Rs 48,947.17 crore during April-September this year as compared to Rs 44,337.86 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.40 per cent.

The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs 29,448.55 crore during April-September 2010 to Rs 32,439.00 crore during the same period this year, an increase of 10.15 per cent.

The total passenger earnings during first six months of the current financial year were Rs 14,017.69 crore as compared to Rs 12,688.79 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.47 per cent.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs 1377.76 crore during April-September 2011 as against Rs 1234.56 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 11.60 per cent.

The total approximate number of passengers booked during April-September 2011 was 4120.75 million compared to 3906.95 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 5.47 per cent.