Railways earnings up by 26 percent in October

Railways' earnings during the first 10 days of last month were Rs 3131.75 crore compared to Rs 2487.17 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 25.92 percent.

According to Railway Ministry data, the total goods earnings have also gone up from Rs 1625.05 crore during the period from October 1 to 10, 2011 to Rs 2179.45 crore during the same period this year, showing an increase of 34.12 percent.

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The total passenger revenue earnings during the period were Rs 839.10 crore compared to Rs 758.08 crore during the same period last year, showing an increase of 10.69 percent.

The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 83.80 crore during this period compared to Rs. 74.26 crore during the same period last year, showing an increase of 12.85 percent.

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The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during the period were 251.67 million compared to 230.89 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 9.00 percent.

PTI