RAILWAYS EARNINGS FROM REVENUE FREIGHT UP IN FIRST HALF

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The Railways earned Rs. 13,159.82 crores from 266.43 Million Tonnes (MTs) of revenue freight traffic during the first half of the current financial year ending September 2003 as compared to Rs. 12,932.99 crores during the corresponding period of the previous year, recording an increase of 1.75 per cent.

Of the total earnings, Rs. 5,615.97 crores came from transportation of 120.60 MTs of coal, Rs. 568.65 crores from 21.14 MTs of raw materials to steel plants, Rs. 651.43 crores from 6.74 MTs of finished iron and steel from steel plants, Rs. 391.49 crores from 10.34 MTs of iron ore for exports, Rs. 1053.50 crores from 23.61 MTs of cement, Rs. 1603.55 crores from 22.98 MTs of foodgrains, Rs. 562.60 crores from 12.44 MTs of fertilizers, Rs. 1194.38 crores from 15.62 MTs of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL) and Rs. 1538.25 crores from other goods.