Kolkata: Eastern Railway carried a total of 51.461 million tonnes of freight traffic during the period April 2011 to February 2012, as against 48.607 million tonnes, up 5.87% over the corresponding period of last year.
Out of the total loading this year, coal alone amounted to 34.092 million tonnes during the first 11 months of the current financial year, compared to 31.915 million tonnes carried during the corresponding period of last year.
Eastern Railway's freight earning went up to Rs 3225.19 crore during the period from April 2011 to February 2012 as against Rs 2876.28 crore during the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 12.13%.
Eastern Railway also carried 107.14 crore passengers during the period from April 2011 to February 2012 compared to 101.48 crore passengers , carried during the corresponding period of last year, recording a growth of 5.56%.
Earning from passenger traffic went up 8.97% to Rs. 1412.98 crore during the period from April 2011 to February 2012. T otal earnings went up by 11.31% to Rs. 4857.79 crore during the period from April 2011 to February 2012.
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