Indian Railways' revenue Earnings grew by 12.57% to Rs 1,14,656 crore during April-December 2014 as against Rs 1, 01, 856 crore during the same period last year.
Segment wise, earnings from goods registered an increase of 11.35% to Rs 77,161.55 crore from Rs 68,776.35 crore. On the other hand, earnings from the passenger segment stood at Rs 31,955.07 crore as compared to Rs 27,646.13 crore, registering an increase of 15.59% during the April-December 2014. The total approximate numbers of passengers booked declined by 1.64% to 6,256.16 million compared to 6,360.15 million in the reported period.
Indian Railways is an important sector for India and has the potential to raise India's economic growth by over one percent. Therefore, it has become imperative to modernize, strengthen and expand the Indian railway network.
Ever since its origin, Indian Railways had always been shut off from receiving any kind of FDI, considering security risks involved. However, in August this year, the government had eased FDI norms permitting 100 percent investment in rail projects, such as high-speed trains, suburban service, dedicated freight corridors, freight and passenger terminals. FDI is also being permitted for rail route electrification, signalling system and logistics parks.
Start Research-backed Investing ...Now. Subscribe to Sapphire
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: