Total earnings of Railways registered an increase of 17.63 per cent in the month of April as against the same period last year. Railways earned Rs4,125.15 crore in April this year as compared to Rs12,008.56 crore during the same period last year.
Total goods earnings were Rs9,552.51 crore in April 2015 as against Rs8,174.94 crore in April 2014. It was an increase of 16.85 per cent, according to Railway Ministry data. Passenger earnings in April 2015 were Rs4,013.66 crore as compared to Rs3,353.12 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 19.70 per cent.
Revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs348.96 crore in April 2015 compared to Rs323.98 crore during the same period last year, showing an increase of 7.71 per cent.
Total number of passengers booked during the month of April 2015 were 658.29 million compared to 684.32 million during the same period last year, showing a decrease of 3.80 per cent. In the suburban sector, the number of passengers booked during April 2015 were.