Central Railway earns MILLIONS IN Parcel Revenue

INDIAN Railway's Central Railway ran 294 trips of time-tabled Parcel Trains, Lease & Indent Parcel Cargo Express Trains in FY 2022-23. Central Railway registered a revenue of Rs.251.49 crores ($30.7 million) transporting 471,000 tonnes of parcel and luggage during Financial Year 2022-23 (April to March).

During the Financial Year 202223, 294 trips of time-tabled parcel trains ran generating a revenue of Rs.16.05 crores,

Thirty-three parcel cargo express trains generating a revenue of 11.54 crores and 24 trips of leased parcel cargo express trains generating a revenue of Rs. 3.97 Crores. In 202223, 88 SLRs were on lease generating a revenue of Rs. 55.54 cr as against 65 SLRs generating 33.13 crore in 2021-22. 13 Parcel Vans lease generated a revenue of Rs. 24.01 crore in 2022-23 as against 5 Parcel Vans generated 2.5 crore in 2021-22.

At Nagpur division, Ajni good shed (AGSA) was opened for handling parcel cargo express trains to facilitate loading of irrigation HDPE pipes in NMGs to eastern parts of the country.