Revenue of Madurai railway division in first three quarters almost doubled to Rs 510 crore, says DRM

MADURAI: The revenue of Madurai railway division from April 2021 to December has climbed to Rs 510.35 crore from Rs 259.57 in the pandemic hit corresponding period in 2020, divisional railway manager Padmanabhan Ananth said after hoisting the tri-colour flag and taking part in the R-Day events at the divisional office building here on Wednesday.
Revenue generated this year includes Rs 280.80 crore in passenger traffic, Rs 191.44 crore in goods traffic and Rs.38.11 crore in other coaching and sundries. The division has loaded 1.7558 million tonnes of cargo till December as against the previous year’s 1.6999 million tonnes. Coal loading at 0.5273 million tonnes is 63.1% more than last year, he said.
The DRM said that freight speed improvement has been a target area to improve earning through better operations. Madurai Division has registered the speed of goods train as 49.62 kmph which is higher than last year’s 44.2 kmph. The Division achieved the best ever highest speed of 51.5 kmph consecutively during September and October 2021.