December 02, 2008
Indian Railways revenue earning up by 13.84% in tens days
It is reported that Indian Railways has recorded a total approximate earnings of INR 1768.95 crore during the period September 1st 2007 to September 10th 2007 up by 13.84% YoY as against INR 1553.87 crore during the September 1st 2006 to September 10th 2006.
| Income | Sep 1-10 ‘06 | Sep 1-10 ‘07 | Change |
| Goods earnings | 1023.05 | 1149.95 | 12.4 |
| Passenger revenue | 467.96 | 553.94 | 18.37 |
| Freights earnings | 41.14 | 47.59 | 15.68 |
The total number of passengers booked during September 1st 2007 to September 10th 2007 were 187.37 million up by 9.91% YoY compared to 170.47 million during September 1st 2006 to September 10th 2006. In the suburban and non suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked was 104.21 million and 83.16 million compared to 96.61 million and 73.86 million, registering an increase of 7.87% YoY and 12.59% YoY respectively.
