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Railways’ November coal handling marginally down

04 Jan 2016

Indian Railways (IR) transported 46.58 million tons (mt) of coal in November 2015, marginally down 0.72% from 46.92 mt handled in October 2015, according to information available with ICMW. Similarly railways’ revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic of Rs 8,903.8 crore in November 2015 were down 6.22% compared to Rs 9,494.5 crore earned in October 2015.

Revenue earnings of Railways from transportation of coal dipped 1.61% to Rs 4,334 crore in November 2015 from Rs 4,404.8 crore in October 2015, mainly due to lower transportation of the fossil fuel to thermal power plants.

Compared to last year, transportation of coal in November 2015 was down 2.33% from 47.69 mt in November 2014. Revenues from coal transportation were also down 3.00% to Rs 4,334 crore in November 2015 compared to Rs 4,468 crore in the same month last year.

Overall, Railways’ revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic were down 3.20% year-on-year in November 2015 to Rs 8,903.8 crore, compared to Rs 9,198.2 crore earned in November 2014.

Similarly revenues from transportation of iron ore for exports, steel plants and for other domestic use in November 2015 were down to 549.3 crore from Rs 702.21 crore in October, down 21.78%. Likewise, the quantity of iron ore transported was down by 18.89% to 8.89 mt in November 2015 compared to 10.96 mt in October 2015. 

Revenues from transportation from pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points were at Rs 529.11 crore (3.07 mt) in November 2015 compared to  Rs 588.11 crore (3.25 mt) in October 2015.

Revenues from transportation of cement in November 2015 stood at 645.24 crore (7.34 mt) compared to 729.25 crore (8.35 mt) in October 2015, while that from foodgrains transportation were up to Rs 620.02 crore (3.45 mt) from Rs 538.94 crore (3.11 mt) in October 2015.

Railways’ revenues from transportation of fertilisers in November were down 22.78% to Rs 582.73 crore (4.24 mt) from Rs 754.64 (5.25 mt) crore in October, 2015.

Revenues from transportation of petroleum oil and lubricants (POL) stood at Rs 505.2 crore (3.56 mt) in November 2015, compared to Rs 506.75 crore (3.68 mt) in October 2015.

Similarly, revenues from container services were at Rs 413.08 crore (3.45 mt) in November 2015 compared to Rs 469.65 crore (3.91 mt) in October 2015 and from transportation of other goods at Rs 571.48 crore (5.52 mt) in November 2015 compared to  Rs 632.75 crore (6.26 mt) in October, 2015.

Commodity-wise revenue earnings of Railways:

 

Commodity

 

Quantity (in mt)

 

Earnings (in  Rs cr)

 

Nov-14

Oct-14

Nov-15

Oct-15

Nov-14

Oct-14

Nov'15

Oct-15

Coal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i) For steel plants

4.85

4.9

4.14

4.74

375.8

364.41

342.78

390.98

ii) For washeries

0.1

0.1

0.11

0.1

2.53

2.49

2.83

2.48

iii) For thermal power houses

32.28

31.02

32.68

31.77

3090.98

3024.85

3126 .09

3042.18

iv) For public use

10.46

10.18

9.65

10.31

998.73

923.23

862.3

969.12

v) Total

47.69

46.2

46.58

46.92

4468

4315

4334

4404.8

Raw material for steel plants except iron ore

1.65

1.58

1.53

1.64

191.07

166.76

153.6

167.39

Pig iron and finished steel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i) From steel plants

2.35

2.32

2.2

2.26

458.07

457.06

413.26

468.04

ii) From other points

0.87

0.88

0.87

0.99

82.22

89.46

115.85

120.07

iii) Total

3.22

3.2

3.07

3.25

540.29

546.52

529.11

588.11

Iron ore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i) For export

0.11

0.1

0.3

0.31

29.58

28.49

45.4

32.67

ii) For steel plants

5.37

5.56

6.69

6.83

372.98

356.13

363.17

371.25

iii) For other domestic use Rs

3.11

2.73

1.9

3.82

230.39

214

140.73

298.29

iv) Total

8.59

8.39

8.89

10.96

632.95

598.62

549.3

702.21

Cement

7.86

8.25

7.34

8.35

685.42

703.94

645.24

729.25

Foodgrains

4.28

4.34

3.45

3.11

704.05

734.05

620.02

538.94

Fertilize Rs

4.66

4.29

4.24

5.25

578.72

510.82

582.73

754.64

Mineral oil (POL)

3.55

3.48

3.56

3.68

488.42

480.52

505.2

506.75

Container service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i) Domestic container Rs

0.82

0.8

0.66

0.71

92.44

93.21

85.58

100

ii) EXIM container Rs

3.18

3.32

2.79

3.2

277.23

291.7

327.5

369.65

iii) Total

4

4.12

3.45

3.91

369.67

384.91

413.08

469.65

Balance other goods

5.95

5.37

5.52

6.26

539.61

509.55

571.48

632.75

Total revenue earning traffic

91.45

89.22

87.63

93.33

9198.2

8950.7

8903.8

9494.5