GUNTUR: Guntur railway division has earned decent revenues through goods and passenger traffic in the first half of the current fiscal. The division reported higher revenues from freight segment over last year, while the restart of several trains helped it pocket good revenues from passenger ticket sales.
Divisional railway manager R Mohan Raja said they earned Rs 45.50 crore through passenger services in the first two quarters of the current fiscal which is a 43% increase compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. The division earned Rs 182.06 crore through good services in the first six months of the current financial year. The overall revenue of the division stood at Rs 242.62 crore as against Rs 186.76 crore last year.
The DRM said they are hopeful of reaching the financial year target of Rs 596.63 crore. “We are planning to re-introduce many passenger trains in a phased manner,” he said. . . Revenues from sundries have also fetched Rs 10.27 crore earnings against a target of Rs 6.7 crore. The income was just Rs 4.86 crore in the last fiscal.
Vijayawada railway division too has achieved a total revenue of Rs 1,477 crore in both passenger and freight earnings till September 2021. Vijayawada DRM Shivendra Mohan said they are hoping to achieve a target beyond Rs 3,000 crore this year which is 20% more than the previous financial year. In terms of freight earnings, the division earned Rs 1,144 crore, which is 7.28% more than corresponding period of previous year.
