South Western Railway has registered an increase of 17 per cent and 13 per cent respectively in terms of originating passengers earnings and freight earnings in the financial year ending on March 31, 2015.
Announcing the achievement at the 60th Railway Week celebrations here on Friday, SWR General Manager Pradeep Kumar Saxena said that the zone had shown remarkable turnaround in its performance in the 12 years of its existence.
He said that originating passenger earnings up to March, 2015, had increased by 17 per cent to Rs. 1,820 crore.
SWR had carried 37.50 million tonnes of freight during the fiscal 2014-15, an increase of 5 per cent over last year, and consequently the freight earnings had increased to Rs. 3,378 crores, he said.
Security measures
Mr. Saxena said that SWR was continuously strengthening the security on the railway premises to ensure safe travel to the passengers. RPF was escorting 39 trains on an average per day, he said.
During 2014-15, construction organisation had completed 89 km of track which included 51 km of new line and 38 km of track doubling.
Mr. Saxena who also handed over efficiency shields and individual awards to the SWR employees and officers, thanked the employees for their dedicated work which he said had resulted in the zone’s progress.
Awards presented
Mr. Saxena also presented ‘Women of the year award’ which carries a purse of Rs. 5,000 each to V. Shantha, points woman, operating department, Hubballi division and Smitha V.M., helper, general stores depot(GSD), Hubballi.
He also presented GM’s scholarship awards under to railway high school students Megha M. Zende, Aishwarya A. Kulkarni and Anita Wallikar. The celebrations concluded with cultural programmes by railway employees and railway school students.
Originating passenger earnings increased by 17 per cent to
Rs. 1,820 crore up to March, 2015
