HEADLINES:  

The revenue generated by the Railways is expected to grow at 10 per cent in the next fiscal year 2017-18.

The Union Budget 2017-18 estimated that the overall earnings will rise to Rs 189,498.37 crore (US$ 28.42 billion) in 2017-18, compared to Rs 172,305 crore (US$ 25.84 billion) in the current fiscal year 2016-17.


Revenue growth for Indian Railways has been strong over the years. During FY07-15, revenues increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9 per cent to reach US$ 26.4 billion in FY16. Revenues are expected to expand at a CAGR of 13.4 per cent during FY07�20.

Freight and Passenger earnings are the two largest components of revenues for Indian Railways. In FY15, Indian Railways generated US$17.7 billion in earnings from commodity freight traffic, much higher than passenger earnings of US$7.1 billion.

In the last eight years, revenues from the commodity freight and passenger segment have expanded at a CAGR of 8.7 per cent and 8.2 per cent, respectively.

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