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Trichy: Trichy railway division has registered an increase of 24% in unreserved passenger traffic earnings for a period of one week during Diwali this year compared to last year’s festive season. So, they were the major contributors in the Rs 2.75 crore passenger earnings against Rs 2.21 crore during the last festive period. The railway division has achieved this height despite the non-operation of any special trains in view of the festival, in Trichy region.Exorbitant hike in bus fare is the main reason for the upswing in the unreserved passenger earnings, activists say. Being an agrarian region, thousands of people residing around Trichy-Villupuram mainline, preferred only train travel considering the exorbitant bus fare. At its peak, the division has attained 24% increase in during this festive season, officials said..