Railways register nearly 8 per cent growth in earnings

Railways have earned nearly eight per cent more revenue in 2009-10 as compared to the earnings in the 2008-09 fiscal. The total earnings of Indian Railways during the financial year 2009-10 were Rs 86,644.43 crore compared to Rs 80,264.60 crore during 2008-09, registering an increase of 7.95 per cent.

Railways have earned nearly eight per cent more revenue in 2009-10 as compared to the earnings in the 2008-09 fiscal.

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The total earnings of Indian Railways during the financial year 2009-10 were Rs 86,644.43 crore compared to Rs 80,264.60 crore during 2008-09, registering an increase of 7.95 per cent.

The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs 54,132.76 crore during April 1, 2008- March 31, 2009 to Rs 58,261.05 crore during the same period in 2009-10, registering an increase of 7.63 per cent.

The total passenger earnings during the fiscal 2009-10 were Rs 23,751.38 crore compared to Rs 21,978.34 crore during fiscal 2008-09, registering an increase of 8.07 per cent.

The earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs 2,297.85 crore during April 2009-March 2010 compared to Rs 1,992.10 crore during the financial year 2008-09, registering an increase of 15.35 per cent.

Railways registered a growth in passenger segment also as the total approximate number of passenger bookings during April 2009-March 2010 was 7442.65 million compared to 7096.01 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 4.88 per cent.