Railways has earned ₹24,272.45 crore during April and May this year as against ₹22,445.29 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 8.14 per cent.

The total earnings from goods during April-May 2014 were ₹16,563.57 crore compared to ₹15,661.15 crore during the corresponding period, registering an increase of 5.76 per cent.

The earnings from passengers during April-May period this year were ₹6,693.47 crore compared to ₹5,803 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 15.34 per cent.

The earnings from other coaching amounted to ₹675.33 crore during April-May 2014 compared to ₹657.17 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 2.76 per cent.

The total number of passengers booked during April-May, 2014 were 1,377.82 million compared to 1,396.03 million during the same period last year, a decline of 1.30 per cent.

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