The Railways appear to be poised to reach its targeted revenues and the working expenses are almost within their expected limits during the year 2017-18. The operating ratio of 96 per cent in 2017-18 too was as expected.
After struggling to reach the target of more than Rs 1.8 trillion in revenues for the last few years the Railway budget for 2018-19 has somewhat adventurously projected an operating ratio of 93 per cent and a lofty revenue target of Rs 2 trillion.
The passenger kms and freight tonne km throughput of the two core breadwinner businesses of rail infrastructure, which are expected
