New Delhi, Oct 7 (Inditop.com) Despite the economic slowdown, Indian Railways saw its earnings rise 6.65 percent to Rs. 40,910 crore during the first half year of this fiscal ended Sep 30 from Rs.38,358 crore in the like period of last fiscal.
Total income from freight movement went up 5.84 percent to Rs.27,631 crore during April-September 2009 from Rs.26,106.68 crore it clocked during the like period a year ago, as per a statement issued Wednesday.
Earnings from passengers stood at Rs.11,573 crore in the period under review compared to Rs.10,755 crore last fiscal, registering an increase of 7.61 per cent.
The railway carried a total of 3.69 billion passengers — or a third of the country’s population — during the first half of this fiscal, against 3.53 billion people during the same period of last fiscal to log an increase of 4.5 percent.
