Sept 27, 2016: The Trichy railway division has earned Rs 151 crore during the current 2016-17 financial year recorded till August, from freight movement, pointing to a rise of 23 percent.
The transportation of coal, cement, rice and paddy have helped the division see an increase in the revenue, say officials at Trichy railway division.
Out of the total earnings of Rs 230 crore, Rs 151 crore was earned from freight alone and Rs 79 crore from the passenger segment. The division had earned Rs 123 crore last year.
High volume of coal movement from Karaikal port and Neyveli, and cement, lime stone movement from Ariyalur and paddy and rice movement from delta districts have helped the division increase its revenue, a senior official said.
Meanwhile, the revenue from the passenger segment also saw a hike. The segment earned Rs 79 crore during the current 2016-17 financial year recorded till August, in comparison to Rs 74 crore earned during the previous year 2015-16, noting a marginal increase of 6.7 per cent.
"The division has witnessed a surge in revenue in both passenger as well as freight handling. Moreover, with the available funds, the ongoing Villupuram-Tiruchy section and Trichy-Thanjavur section doubling works would be completed as per the schedule," said A K Agarwal, divisional railway manager, Trichy.