RAILWAYS REVENUE FREIGHT EXCEEDS TARGET DURING APRIL-MAY

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The Railways transported 88.33 Million Tonnes (MT) of revenue earning freight during the first two months of the current financial year 2003-2004 ending May 2003, as against the target of 87.06 MTs, thus, exceeding the target by 1.28 MT. The freight traffic was 5.70 MTs higher than 82.63 MTs for the period in 2002-2003. During May, 2003, the Railways carried 45.26 MT revenue freight as against the target of 44.20 MT, thus exceeding the target by 1.06 MT. This was higher by 2.80 MTs over 42.46 MTs in May, 2002.

The annual revenue earning freight target is 540 MTs.

During 2002-2003, the Railways transported 518.48 MTs revenue freight as against the revised target of 515 MTs.