Passenger fare and freight revenue up by over 5%: Railways
Railways' revenue from passenger traffic and freight movement has gone up by 5.2% and 5.7% respectively between April and December 2017, a Railway Board member has said. Passenger fare revenue rose to â¹37,134 crore while freight earnings rose to â¹80,691 crore. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal recently said the Railways had set a target to triple its freight traffic by 2030.