Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world after America, China and Russia. Most of the people in the country prefer to travel by train, especially for long journeys, because it is considered very economical and comfortable. But do you know how many billion people have traveled in trains in India this year, and how many crores of rupees profit has been made to the Railways from it. Today we will tell you how many billion people have traveled by train.
How many billion people traveled?
According to the data provided by the Railways till March 15, 648 crore passengers have traveled so far this year. Has traveled. Traveling in railway trains in India is considered to be the most economical and comfortable. This is the reason why a large population in India travels only by trains. Let us tell you that compared to last year, this year more than 52 crore people have traveled in trains.
Railways benefited
Indian Railways has set many new records this year. Let us tell you that in terms of revenue, an increase of Rs 17 thousand crore has been recorded as compared to last year. At the same time, the best freight business has happened in Railways so far. Apart from this, new records have also been made in terms of revenue generation and track laying. According to the preliminary data of the Railway Ministry, on March 15, 2024, Railways has crossed the basic freight traffic of 1500 metric tons. During the financial year 2022-23, 1512 metric tons of goods were transported. This was the best freight traffic ever.
Railway revenue increased
According to the data till March 15, for the financial year 2023-24 The total revenue of Indian Railways during this period has been Rs 2.40 lakh crore. Last year on March 15, the total revenue was recorded at Rs 2.23 lakh crore. This means that an increase of Rs 17,000 crore has been recorded in one year.
What do the figures say?
Released by Railways According to the data, the number of passengers during the financial year 2023-24 is 648 crore. Whereas in the same period last year, the total number of passengers was 596 crores. That means 52 crore more passengers have chosen Indian Railways to travel than the figures.
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