Growth in passenger traffic, revenue in Madurai rly. division
- | Thursday | 16th August, 2018
The division carried 1.78 crore passengers between April and July as against 1.53 crore in the corresponding period last year. A total of 24 express trains and two passenger trains had escorts from Railway Protection Force, while 18 express trains and four passenger trains had personnel from Government Railway Police. Earnings from reserved passenger traffic increased by 9.8 % and earnings from unreserved passenger travel went up by 18%. The Madurai Railway Division saw a surge of 25 lakh passengers between April and July of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period in the last fiscal, according to Divisional Railway Manager Neenu Ittyerah. Madurai division in particular had improved its position in the over all ranking of stations, moving from 61st to 38th in the list.
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