Class of passengers earn the most revenue for Railways
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 27, 2015
The much awaited Railway Budget-2015 was presented by the Railway Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu in the Lok Sabha yesterday. While you will find information on the allocations almost everywhere, we decided to do the number crunching on the passenger earnings of the Indian Railways. So which class of Passengers earn the most revenue for Railways? Let’s look at the numbers first.
Financial Year 2013-14 (Actual)
Similar numbers for the revised estimates for the financial year 2014-15 and the estimates for the year 2015-16 are below.
Revised Estimates for 2014-15
Budget Estimates for 2015-16
Data Source: Explanatory Memorandum, Railway Budget 2015-16