• Investment World
• eWorld
• Catalyst
• Mentor
• Life
• Canvas
• Praxis
• Urban Pulse
• Brand Quest

Stocks

• Quotes
• SE Diary
• Scoreboard
• Open-End Mutual Fund

Shipping

• Ports
  
  

Archives

• Yesterday
• Datewise
• Resources

Group Sites

• The Hindu
• Business Line
• The Sportstar
• Frontline
• The Hindu eBooks
• The Hindu Images

Our Bureau

New Delhi , Jan. 11

INDIAN Railways registered a 15 per cent increase in total earnings with revenues of Rs 38,928.56 crore during April 1-December 31, 2005 as compared to Rs 33,762.16 crore during the same period the previous fiscal.

The total earnings were 4.91 per cent more than the Budget target of Rs 37,108.14 crore, said a statement.

Earnings from freight went up by almost 18 per cent touching Rs 26,054.79 crore for the nine-month period as compared to Rs 22,081.42 crore during the corresponding period last year. Meanwhile, Railways earned Rs 11,448.06 crore from its passenger transportation services during the period, which reflects an increase of 8.25 per cent over Rs 10,575.55 crore. Earnings from other coaching services went up by 17.99 per cent touching Rs 857.46 crore compared to Rs 722.43 crore.

Number of passengers travelling through trains went up to 439.511 crore during April-December 2005 compared to 412.461 crore during the same period last year showing an increase of 6.56 per cent.

More Stories on : Railways

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
AI signs deal for 68 Boeing aircraft — Boeing to invest $185 m for various facilities

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line