Railways Earnings Rise 4% in First Nine Months of FY2025

06 Feb 2025 CW Team

Indian Railways has seen a 4 per cent rise in earnings and a 2 per cent increase in capital expenditure for the first nine months of FY25. Total capital expenditure reached `1.92 trillion (tn), with freight contributing `1.26 tn and passenger earnings rising by 6 per cent to `559.88 billion. Freight volumes grew by 2 per cent, reaching 1,179 million tonne. Train services increased by 3 per cent, totalling 2.07 million. Special trains surged 54 per cent, and a new timetable introduced 62 special trains and 74 new services, including 34 pairs of Vande Bharat trains. Infrastructure upgrades enable faster speeds, with 23,000 km of track supporting speeds up to 130 km/h.

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