Beating the slowdown, Railways have registered more than 8 per cent increase in its earnings during the first 10 days of this month.
Railways earned Rs 2,194.82 crore during the July 1-10 period as against Rs 2,024.51 crore in the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 8.41 per cent.
Total goods earning has gone up from Rs 1,360.48 crore during July 1 to July 10 last year to Rs 1,445.45 crore during the same period this year, showing an increase of 6.25 per cent.
The total passenger revenue earned during the period this year was Rs 671.03 crore as against Rs 594.26 crore during the corresponding period last year, reflecting an increase of 12.92 per cent.
Revenue earning from coaching amounted to Rs 56.48 crore during this period compared to Rs 47.29 crore during the same period last year, showing an increase of 19.43 per cent.
Approximate overall number of passengers bookings during the period was 211.01 million as compared to 203.12 million during the same corresponding period last year, showing an increase of 3.88 per cent.
In suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passenger bookings during July 1-10, 2009 was 111.48 million and 99.53 million compared to 112.63 million and 90.49 million during the same period last year, registering a decrease of 1.02 per cent and an increase of 9.99 per cent, respectively.
