Railways earnings up by over 12 per cent

Railways have earned Rs 865,95.04 crore during April-October 2014 as compared to Rs 772,73.88 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 12.06 per cent.
The total earnings from goods during April-October period were Rs 576,46.68 crore as against Rs 518,77.98 crore during the same period last year, registering a growth of 11.12 per cent.
The earnings from passengers during April-October 2014 were Rs 247,16.97 crore compared to Rs 212,47.64 crore during the same period last year, showing an increase of 16.33 per cent.
The earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs 2331.36 crore during April 2014-October 2014 compared to Rs 2187.47 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 6.58 per cent.

The total number of passengers booked during April 2014 - October 2014 were 4918.57 million compared to 4965.00 million during the same period last year, showing a decrease of 0.94 per cent.