Indian Rlys generate US$16.96 bn revenue

Indian Railways have generated US$ 16.96 bn of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during fiscal 2012-13 as compared to US$ 13.79 bn during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 22.95 per cent. Railways carried 1009.83 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during financial year 2012-13 as compared to 969.78 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.13 per cent. Out of the total earnings of US$ 1.55 bn from commodity-wise freight traffic during the month of March 2013, US$ 0.72 bn came from transportation of 48.79 million tonnes of coal, followed by US$ 0.15 bn from 10.35 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user, US$ 0.18 bn from 11.05 million tonnes of cement, US$ 0.15 bn from 5.24 million tonnes of foodgrains, US$ 0.08 bn from 3.55 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), US$ 0.10 bn from 3.37 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, US$ 0.06 bn from 3.10 million tonnes of fertilizers, US$ 0.03 bn from 1.56 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore, US$ 0.08 bn from 3.85 million tonnes by container service and US$ 0.13 bn from 7.46 million tonnes of other goods.