Railways profit up by 13 per cent

Railways have earned Rs 89,339.64 crore during April-November as compared to Rs 78,871.47 crore during the same period last year, registering a jump of 13.27 per cent.
The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs 54,482.80 cr during April 1 and November 30, 2012 to Rs 60,150.41 crore during the corresponding period this year, an increase of 10.40 per cent.
The passenger earnings during the eight months period of the current fiscal were Rs 24,523.69 cr compared to Rs 20,423.28 cr during the same period last financial year, a growth of 20.08 per cent.
The earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs 2515.81 cr during April-November 2013 compared to Rs 2061.53 cr during the same period last year, an increase of 22.04 per cent.

The total numbers of passengers booked during April- November were 5662.38 million. While in the same period last year it was 5695.10 million, showing a decrease of 0.57 per cent.
In the suburban sector, the numbers of passengers booked during April-November 2013 were 3027.88 million compared to 2958.80 million in the same period last year, an increase of 2.33 per cent.
The number of passengers also witnessed decline in the non-suburban sector during this period. There were total 2,634.50 million passengers booked during the period this year as against 2,736.30 million last year, showing a decrease of 3.72 per cent.