Value of earnings from rail freight traffic in India FY 2010-2023
The value of earnings from rail passenger traffic across India amounted to nearly 19.6 billion U.S. dollars at the end of fiscal year 2023. It was an increase in comparison with the previous year. Freight earnings was around 68 percent of the total traffic revenue. Freight earnings grew at a compound annual growth rate of about four percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2019. In 2020 and 2021, the earnings from freight of Indian Railways decreased mainly due to the impact of coronavirus pandemic.