The Railways have generated INR 32216.25 crore of revenue earnings from commodity wise freight traffic during April to October 2009 as compared to INR 29555.92 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 9%.

As per report Railways carried 501.28 million tonnes of commodity wise freight traffic during April to October 2009 as compared to 467.97 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 7.12%. The Net Tonne Kilo Meters went up from 302518 million during April to October 2008 to 330278 million during April to October 2009, showing an increase of 9.18%.

Breakup of the total earnings of INR 4801.95 crore from commodity wise freight traffic during the month of October 2009 is as under

1. INR 1811.55 crore came from transportation of 32.08 million tonnes of coal

2. INR 773.14 crore from 11.94 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user

3. INR 426.75 crore from 7.46 million tonnes of cement

4. INR 328.85 crore from 2.92 million tonnes of food grains

5. INR 270.35 crore from 3.31 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant

6. INR 265.82 crore from 2.45 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points

7. INR 336.36 crore from 4.52 million tonnes of fertilizers

8. INR 69.32 crore from 0.90 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore

9. INR 203.07 crore from 2.54 million tonnes by container service

10. INR 316.74 crore from 5.34 million tonnes of other goods.