Railways freight earnings up 11% during Apr-Oct 2014

Generate Rs 57,000 cr during the period, carrying 622 mn tonnes compared with 593 mn tonnes a year ago

Continuing the growth trajectory, railways has generated Rs 57,012.74 crore from freight traffic during April-October 2014 as compared to Rs 51,189.29 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 11.38 per cent.

Railways carried 621.66 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during April-October 2014 as compared to 593.27 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.79 per cent, according to the data available with the Railway Ministry.

During the month of October 2014, Railways earned Rs 8,950.69 crore as compared to Rs 7,731.51 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 15.77 per cent.

Out of this, Rs 4,315.00 crore came from transportation of 46.20 million tonnes of coal, followed by Rs 598.62 crore from 8.38 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user.

The national transporter earned Rs 703.94 crore from 8.24 million tonnes of cement, Rs 734.05 crore from 4.35 million tonnes of foodgrains, Rs 480.52 crore from 3.48 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), Rs 546.52 crore from 3.21 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, Rs 510.82 crore from 4.29 million tonnes of fertilisers, Rs 166.76 crore from 1.58 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore, Rs 384.90 crore from 4.12 million tonnes by container service and Rs 509.56 crore from 5.37 million tonnes of other goods.