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Commodity-Wise Freight Revenue Earnings During Fiscal 2013-14
Posted on: 18/Apr/2014 10:41:30 AM
The Indian Railways have generated Rs. 93468.84 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during financial year 2013-14 as compared to Rs. 84791.33 crore during the corresponding period last year. Railways carried 1053.55 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during fiscal 2013-14 as compared to 1009.89 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period last year.
During financial year 2013-14, Rs. 39987.15 crore came from transportation of 508.10 million tonnes of coal, followed by Rs. 9163.67 crore from 124.25 million tonnes of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic user, Rs. 8665.32 crore from 109.81 million tonnes of cement, Rs. 7894.39 crore from 54.38 million tonnes of foodgrains, Rs. 5405.37 crore from 41.94 million tonnes of petroleum oil and lubricant (POL), Rs. 5805.33 crore from 38.55 million tonnes of Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, Rs. 4535.89 crore from 44.38 million tonnes of fertilizers, Rs. 1560.81 crore from 17.33 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron ore, Rs. 4339.62 crore from 43.60 million tonnes by container service and Rs. 6111.29 crore from 71.21 million tonnes of other goods.
