Railways revenues from passenger companies in the course of the festive months of September and October in 2024 was Rs 12,159.35 crore, the federal government knowledgeable the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
TMC MP Mala Roy raised queries concerning the earnings of Railways via ticket sale and cancellation throughout festive months.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned that from September 1 to October 31, 2024, passenger income of the Indian Railways is Rs 12,159.35 crore.
“Quantity credited on account of cancellation of tickets by passengers just isn’t maintained individually,” Vaishnaw mentioned.
The minister additionally gave zone-wise information of variety of passengers travelled in the course of the interval from September 1 to November 10, 2024, in accordance with which, whole 143.71 crore individuals took practice journey between the mentioned interval and the very best variety of journey amongst all zones was from the Central Railway Zone, ie, 31.63 crore.
“Additional, to cater to the demand throughout festive season, Indian Railways notified 7,983 journeys of particular trains throughout 01.10.2024 to 30.11.2024,” Vaishnaw mentioned.
