Railways’ freight revenue rises 5% during Apr-Oct 2014 12/11/2014

Railways’ freight revenue rises 5% during Apr-Oct 2014
12/11/2014 12:14
Indian Railways carried 621.66 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during 1st April to 31st October 2014, according to data reveled by Ministry of Railways.
The freight carried shows an increase of 28.41 million tonnes over the freight traffic of 593.25 million tonnes actually carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.79 per cent, the data highlighted.
During the month of October 2014, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian Railways was 89.22 million tonnes. There is an increase of 6.97 million tonnes over the actual freight traffic of 82.25 million tonnes carried by the Indian Railways during the same period last year, showing an increase of 8.47 per cent.