Railways8217; earnings up by more than 6

The passenger revenue earnings during this period were Rs 705.88 crore which was Rs 625.28 crore during the corresponding period last year,reflecting an increase of 12.89 per cent.

The earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs 66.27 crore during this period as compared to Rs 59.43 crore during the same period in 2009,showing an increase of 11.51 per cent.

The total number of passengers booked during this period was 214.58 million compared to 208.37 million during the same period last year,showing an increase of 2.98 per cent.

However,there was a decrease in the passenger bookings in the suburban sector. There were 113.24 million passengers booked during this period compared to 115.05 million booked in corresponding period in 2009,a decline of 1.57 per cent.

In the non-urban sector,there were total 101.34 million passengers booked during this period as against 93.32 million passengers in the last year,an increase of 8.59 per cent.