‘Madurai railway division performs well despite odds’
The Hindu
₹179.44 crore revenue generated as against ₹58.83 crore earned last year: DRM
The Madurai Railway Division continues to perform well on the freight front and has shown a positive sign of recovery in passenger traffic, surmounting many odds due to COVID-19 related challenges, according to Divisional Railway Manager P. Ananth. Mr. Ananth hoisted the national flag at the 75th Independence day celebration at the Red Field in Railway Colony in Madurai on Sunday. The Madurai division generated a revenue of ₹80.49 crore through goods traffic - 12.72 % more than last year. It generated a revenue of ₹86.36 crore from passenger traffic. Overall the revenue generated stood at ₹179.44 crore as against ₹58.83 crore earned last year. Freight traffic was a major source of revenue for Indian Railways, he said.
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