ECoR earns Rs.4166 crors revenue in eleven months.

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:45 [IST]

Bhubaneswar, Mar 14 (UNI) East Coast Railway (ECoR) has earned a revenue of Rs.4166.65 Crores in originating basis due to increased freight loading and passenger carrying during the first 11 months of the current fiscal.

ECoR sources said during the period it has loaded 75.32 million tonnes of freight by registering an increase of 6.64 per centthan the corresponding period during last financial year and earned Rs 3719.31 crore On passenger front, ECoR has carried 46.70 million passengers by registering an increase of 15.05 per cent and has earned Rs390.78 crores, registering an increase of 17.07 per cent than the previous year.

The major commodities carried by this railway were 40.68 million tonne coal,16.36 million tonne iron ore, 2.54 million tonne finished steel and 5.30 million tonne fertilisers including cement.

UNI

Topics: RAILWAY-ORISSA-REVENUE

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