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Government of India

Ministry of Railways

20-November-2012 17:05 IST

The Railways have generated Rs. 47063.59 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during April-October 2012 as compared to Rs. 37392.97 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 25.86 per cent. Railways carried 565.37 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during April-October 2012 as compared to 536.92 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 5.30 per cent. The Net Tonne Kilo Metres (NTKM) went up from 357750 million during April-October 2011 to 363834 million during April-October 2012, showing an increase of 1.70 per cent.

Out of the total earnings of Rs. 7174.64 crore from commodity-wise freight traffic during the month of October 2012, Rs. 3134.64 crore came from transportation of 41.37 million tonnes of coal, followed by Rs. 523.67 crore from 8.67 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user, Rs. 714.14 crore from 8.91 million tonnes of cement, Rs. 569.17 crore from 3.87 million tonnes of foodgrains, Rs. 415.21 crore from 3.54 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), Rs. 417.42 crore from 2.66 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, Rs. 580.98 crore from 5.20 million tonnes of fertilizers, Rs. 87.55 crore from 1.24 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore, Rs. 305.03 crore from 3.41 million tonnes by container service and Rs. 426.83 crore from 5.07 million tonnes of other goods.

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Freight revenue growth signals higher rail commodity volumes and shifting traffic composition after April-October 2012 increases. Railways reported year on year increases in commodity wise freight revenue and carried tonnage for April-October 2012, with NTKM rising more modestly; the October 2012 commodity breakdown shows coal as the largest earnings contributor, followed by cement, containers, fertilizers, iron ore for exports and steel plants, POL, foodgrains, pig iron and finished steel, and other goods, with earnings and tonnages quantified for each commodity.