Indian Railways revenue up 38% to Rs 95,486.58 crore till August-end

The overall revenue of Indian Railways at the end of August 2022 was Rs 95,486.58 crore, showing an increase of Rs 26,271.29 crore or 38 percent over the corresponding period of last year, an official statement said on Sunday. The revenue from passenger traffic was Rs 25,276.54 crore, an increase of Rs 13,574.44 crore (116 percent) year-on-year.

Passenger traffic also increased compared to last year in both the segments -- reserved and unreserved. The growth from the long-distance reserved mail express trains has been sharper than the same in passenger and suburban trains, the Railways said.

The other coaching revenue stood at Rs 2,437.42 crore, higher by Rs 811.82 crore (50 percent) over the corresponding period of last year. This is being fuelled by the robust growth in the parcel segment of the Indian Railways, the statement added. Goods revenue climbed by Rs 10,780.03 crore (or 20 percent) to Rs 65,505.02 crore till August-end this year. This has been achieved through incremental loading of more than 58 MT and 18 percent growth in the net tonne-kilometers (NTKMs) during the period.