The total approximate earnings of Indian railways during April 1- May 31 were Rs 14714.04 crore compared to Rs 13710.66 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 7.32 %. Similarly, the total goods earnings have gone up from Rs 9333.48 crore during April 1- May 31, 2009 to Rs 10004.02 crore during April 1- May 31, 2010. Approximately a total number of 1273.93 million passengers booked the railways compared to 1203.51 million during the same period last year, thus clearly indicating an increase of 5.85 per cent.
Indian Railways (IR), one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transports 20 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight each day.
