The Indian Railways has generated Rs. 40358.24 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during April-August 2014 as compared to Rs. 36465.58 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 10.67 per cent. Railways carried 445.73 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during April-August 2014 as compared to 426.14 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.60 per cent.
