Not 100 or 200 crores, Indian Railways earns THIS much every day, largest share comes from…, other sources include …

Indian Railways is among the top 5 biggest railway networks in the world.

Indian Railways: In recent years, Indian Railways have taken various steps to modernize their service and increase revenue. These steps include the introduction of new trains, the modernization of stations, and the construction of special corridors for freight transport.

These efforts by the railway ministry have increased the railway’s revenue. Do you know how much revenue is generated daily or monthly by the railways?

Indian Railways earns about 400 crore rupees (approximately 48 million dollars) every day. The largest share of this revenue comes from freight trains.

When calculated on a monthly basis, this amounts to 12,000 crore rupees. The majority of Indian Railways’ revenue comes from freight trains. Thousands of freight trains are operated by Indian Railways every day, transporting millions of tons of goods from one place to another.

Apart from the revenue from freight trains, the income from passenger trains is also quite significant for the railways. Thousands of passenger trains are operated by the railways every day.

The railways also earn revenue from other sources such as scrap sales. Indian Railways earned Rs 1,60,158.48 crore from freight in the financial year 22-23, according to PIB data while in the year 2019-20, the earnings of Indian Railways from ticket cancellations alone were Rs 1,724.44 crore, according to information obtained through RTI.

Indian Railways (IR) is among the top 5 biggest railway networks in the world as it manages a very heavy railway traffic and millions of passengers daily. The Indian Railways manages more than 7,308 stations that cater to about 13,000 trains daily carrying upwards of 20 million passengers. The railway stations of the Indian Railways earn crores of rupees every year through various revenue sources like shops or advertisements and platform tickets. Indian Railways is one of the biggest sources of revenue for the government, making it the backbone of the Indian economy.

Some of the most popular and important trains run by Indian Railways include the Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi Express, Duronto Express, Vande Bharat Express, Garib Rath Express, Gatimaan Express, and Tejas Express.