South Central Railway (SCR) has operated 719 special trains and pressed into service 5,385 extra coaches of different classes to the regular trains to provide convenient and timely travel to the travelling public in the first four months of the current financial year – April to July.
General Manager in-charge A.K. Jain informed that about 78 million passengers have been carried, generating revenue of ₹ 1,617 crore during the period, registering a growth of 175 % in originating passenger revenue. Addressing officers and staff on the occasion of Independence Day celebrations on Monday, he said revenues clocked ₹5,909 crore surpassing the last year’s achievement by 43 %.
Freight loading of 43.5 million tonnes has generated ₹4,048 crore, a significant increase of 20 % over the last year. Mission electrification has seen rapid strides with 96 route km electrified in the current fiscal with the Guntakal division becoming a fully electrified division.
