RAILWAYS EARNINGS FROM FREIGHT DURING FIRST QUARTER

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The Railways earned Rs. 6512.04 crores from a total of 133.17 Million Tonnes of revenue freight during the first quarter of the current financial year ending June 2003, as compared to Rs. 6388.23 crores during the corresponding period of the previous year, thus, recording an increase of 1.94 per cent.

Of the total earnings, Rs. 2870.17 crores came from coal transportation, Rs. 286.18 crores from raw material to steel plants, Rs. 302.51 crores from finished iron and steel, Rs. 171.61 crores from iron ore for exports, Rs. 576 crores from cement, Rs. 753.64 crores from foodgrains, Rs. 235.78 crores from fertilizers, Rs. 558.91 crores from Petroleum Oil and Lubricant (POL) and Rs. 757.24 crores from other goods.