New Delhi,7May: The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 2008 were Rs. 6420.59 crore compared to Rs. 5500.40 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 16.73 per cent.The totalgoods earnings have gone up from Rs. 3680.64 crore during April 2007 to Rs. 4391.55 crore during April 2008, showing an increase of 19.31 per cent.The total passenger revenue earnings during the April 08 were Rs. 1793.98 crore compared to Rs. 1616.69 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.97 per cent.
The revenue earnings from other coaching and sundry amounted to Rs. 235.06 crore during April 2008 compared to Rs. 203.07 crore during the same period last year, showing an increase of 15.75 per cent.
The total approximate number of passengers booked during April 2008 were 572.64 million compared to 538.42 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 6.36 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked during April 2008 were 300.59 million and 272.05 million compared to 291.74 million and 224.59 million during the same period last year,an increase of 3.03 per cent and 10.28 per cent respectively.