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South Central Railway earns 3,565 crore revenue in passenger segment
The South Central Railway (SCR) has earned a revenue of Rs 3,565 crore in passenger segment in the financial year 2016-17, which is the highest ever passenger earning record in the history of the zone. \"SCR has provided transportation facility to 375.8 million passengers during the financial year 2016-17 as against 366.6 million passengers in the previous financial year, which is higher by 9.16
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has earned a revenue of Rs 3,565 crore in passenger segment in the financial year 2016-17, which is the highest ever passenger earning record in the history of the zone. "SCR has provided transportation facility to 375.8 million passengers during the financial year 2016-17 as against 366.6 million passengers in the previous financial year, which is higher by 9.16 million passengers.
"The total earnings of passenger services is estimated to be around Rs 3,564.8 crore during the financial year which is the highest ever passenger earning record in the history of SCR. The passenger earnings are Rs 252 crore higher than previous year," SCR's Chief Public Relations Officer M Uma Shankar Kumar said on Sunday.
South Central Railway introduced nine new train services to facilitate passengers, seven trains were extended to run more distance and frequency was increased for one train, it said. SCR operated about 1,468 trips of special trains services on various occassions to clear extra rush of passengers.
To meet the passenger demand in the summer season more than 400 trains had been announced and 2,000 plus coaches were proposed for temporary augmentation, he added. During 12-day Krishna Pushkarams in August 2016, a total of 13 railway stations were identified as ‘Pushkaram Rail Heads’ and special arrangements for pilgrim traffic were made.
As many as 691 special trains were run, 4,871 extra coaches were attached, 107 temporary stoppages were provided and 4.26 million passengers were carried. In addition to this, about 1.69 lakh ticket checking cases were registered against ticketless travellers, which is 4.7 per cent higher than last year. Ticket checking earnings recorded Rs 1.85 crore higher than last year. Total earning from ticket checking was estimated to be Rs 125 crore, he added.
