New Delhi: Railways have posted a nine
per cent growth from freight traffic between April and October
this year, earning more than Rs 32,000 crore from the segment.
The public sector undertaking behemoth generated Rs
32,216 crore during the seven month period from this segment
as compared to Rs 29,555 crore it earned during the same
period last year, thereby registering a growth of nine per
cent, a Railway spokesperson said.
The Railways carried 501.28 million tonnes of
commodity freight as compared to 467.97 million tonnes it
carried during the corresponding period last year.
In October alone, railways earned Rs 4801.95 crore
from commodity-wise freight traffic, the spokesperson said.
Out of this, Rs 1811.55 crore came from transportation of
32.08 million tonnes of coal, followed by Rs 773.14 crore
earned by transporting 11.94 million tonnes of iron ore for
exports.
Some of the other commodities that generated good
revenue for railways were pig iron, fertiliser, food grains,
petroleum products and cement among others.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, November 16, 2009, 15:48