Commodity-Wise Freight Revenue Earnings of Railways goes up by 14.72 per cent during the Month of July 2014 & 9.30 per cent during April-July 2014

Commodity-Wise Freight Revenue Earnings of Railways goes up by 14.72 per cent during the Month of July 2014 & 9.30 per cent during April-July 2014 

The Indian Railways has generated Rs. 32451.31 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during April-July 2014 as compared to Rs. 29690.16 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 9.30 per cent. Railways carried 357.58 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during April-July 2014 as compared to 343.00 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.25 per cent. 

During the month of July 2014, Railways generated Rs. 7909.354 crore as compared to Rs. 6894.61 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 14.72 per cent. Out of the total earnings of Rs. 7909.35 crore during the month of July 2014, Rs. 3471.90 crore came from transportation of 42.91 million tonnes of coal, followed by Rs. 626.06 crore from 9.73 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user, Rs. 747.92 crore from 9.78 million tonnes of cement, Rs. 649.59 crore from 4.64 million tonnes of foodgrains, Rs. 491.36 crore from 3.81 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), Rs. 471.38 crore from 3.13 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, Rs. 396.62 crore from 3.96 million tonnes of fertilizers, Rs. 125.38 crore from 1.33 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore, Rs. 398.53 crore from 4.25 million tonnes by container service and Rs. 530.41 crore from 6.36 million tonnes of other goods. 

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