Unreserved passenger revenue jumps 5-fold
BBN Bureau
NEW DELHI/October 12-2022: The total earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 01-October 08, 2022 surged 92 per cent year-on-year from Rs17,394 crore to Rs33,476 crore (Rs335 billion).
In reserved passenger segment, the total approximate numbers of passengers booked during the period April 01 to October 08, 2022 was 42.89 crore as compared with 34.56 crore during the same period last year, showing an increase of 24 per cent.
The revenue generated from the reserved passenger segment during the same period was Rs26,961 crore as compared with Rs16,307 crores during the same period last year, representing an increase of 65 per cent.
In the unreserved passenger segment, the total approximate numbers of passengers booked during the said period was 268.56 crore as compared with 90.57 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 197 per cent.
The revenue generated from the unreserved passenger segment during the period was Rs6,515 crores as compared to Rs1,086 crores during the same period last year, growing by a whopping 500 per cent year on year.