Railways' earnings up by 12%

Railways has earned Rs 33,497.09 crore during April-June as against Rs 29,926.67 cr during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.93 per cent.
The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs 21,211.41 cr during April-June last year to Rs 23,193.98 cr during the corresponding period this year, registering an increase of 9.35 per cent, officials said.
The total passenger earnings in the first three months of the current fiscal were Rs 8,724.66 cr as compared to Rs 7,462.17 cr in the same period last year, registering an increase of 16.92 per cent, they said.
The earnings from other sources amounted to Rs 1,014.36 cr as compared to Rs 744.73 cr last year, an increase of 36.21 per cent, the officials said.

However, the number of passengers who booked tickets during April-June 2013 were 2,100.20 million as compared to 2,114.69 million during the same period last year, showing a decrease of 0.69 per cent, they said.