Table 7 : Indian Railways : Passenger and Goods Earnings
	Passenger  Earnings			Goods Earnings
	Passenger	Average	Average	Freight	Average	Average
	Earnings	Lead	Rate per	Earnings	Lead	Rate per
	(Rs.crore)	(in kms)	Passenger -	(Rs.crore)	(in kms)	Tonne-km
			km (in paise)			(in paise)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2006-07(B)	16800	106.7	24.61	40320.0	660	84.09
2005-06®	15130	105.6	24.62	36490.0	660	82.76
2004-05	14112	105.1	24.52	30778.4	677	75.55
2003-04	13298	104.0	24.57	27618.0	684	72.45
2002-03	12575	102.0	24.42	26505.0	681	75.04
2001-02	11196	95.6	22.81	24845.4	677	74.57
2000-01	10515	94.6	22.97	23305.1	660	74.60
1999-00	9581	93.0	22.21	21755.0	669	71.30
1998-99	8550	91.6	21.10	19675.8	669	69.89
1997-98	7573	87.4	19.88	19595.0	662	68.94
1996-97	6633	86.0	18.53	16354.2	679	58.92
1995-96	6125	85.1	17.87	14972.8	692	55.35
1994-95	5463	81.6	17.09	13423.6	684	53.79
1993-94	4895	79.9	16.51	12275.5	704	48.63
1992-93	4315	80.0	14.37	10663.8	721	42.25
1991-92	3685	77.7	11.70	9293.1	740	37.14
1990-91	3148	76.6	10.64	8247.0	741	35.00
1989-90	2669	76.9	9.49	7460.8	741	32.49
1988-89	2456	75.0	9.30	6196.7	736	27.90
1987-88	2060	70.8	7.64	5839.2	767	26.20
1986-87	1941	71.5	7.56	4990.7	771	23.31
1985-86	1719	70.1	7.15	4232.2	761	21.53
1984-85	1459	67.9	6.43	3465.0	730	20.10
1983-84	1354	67.0	6.06	3234.3	734	19.20
1982-83	1162	62.1	5.12	2865.9	733	17.10
1981-82	989	59.6	4.48	2250.3	743	13.70
1980-81	828	57.7	3.97	1550.9	754	10.50
1979-80	739	56.7	3.72	1394.1	749	9.64
1978-79	673	51.9	3.49	1265.5	721	8.80
1977-78	622	50.4	3.52	1298.6	713	8.64
1976-77	569	49.6	3.47	1275.6	677	8.86
1975-76	514	50.5	3.46	1095.7	685	8.12
1974-75	413	52.0	3.27	868.9	699	7.16
1973-74	367	51.1	2.71	644.2	675	5.89
1972-73	344	50.3	2.57	695.9	691	5.74
1971-72	320	49.4	2.55	655.7	687	5.61
1970-71	296	48.6	2.50	600.7	659	5.43
1969-70	279	48.5	2.46	578.1	643	5.17
1968-69	265	48.3	2.48	549.0	633	5.08
1967-68	253	47.4	2.36	489.0	623	4.85
1966-67	229	46.6	2.25	467.9	605	4.71
1965-66	219	46.2	2.28	452.4	611	4.57
1964-65	199	46.9	2.13	398.4	596	4.49
1963-64	185	47.3	2.09	386.4	600	4.36
1962-63	169	48.0	2.01	342.7	596	4.12
1961-62	151	48.4	1.85	300.1	600	3.98
1960-61	132	48.7	1.71	280.5	604	3.87
1959-60	126	48.9	1.71	255.4	na	3.74
1958-59	117	47.8	1.71	236.4	na	3.66
1957-58	119	49.1	1.72	225.2	na	3.58
1956-57	116	49.6	1.72	200.6	na	3.60
1955-56	108	48.9	1.72	177.4	547	3.54
1954-55	103	49.9	1.66	155.9	na	3.54
1953-54	100	50.1	1.67	144.8	na	3.60
1952-53	100	50.2	1.69	143.2	na	3.57
1951-52	110	52.2	1.75	153.3	na	3.25
1950-51	98	51.8	1.48	139.3	513	3.17
Source:	GOI(2006), Explanatory Memorandum on the Railway Budget - 2006-07,
	Ministry of Railways,February 24.
	GOI(2004), Railway Year Book, Ministry of Railways