Table 12: Performances of Zonal Railways                            
  (Rs.crore)
  Indian Western Central South Southern South Eastern North Northeast Northern East East North North South-East South West
  Railway Railway Railway Central Railway Eastern Railway Eastern Frontier Railway Central Coast Central Western Central Westrn Central
        Railway   Railway   Railway Railway   Railway Railway Railway Railway Railway Railway Railway
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18)
Excess(+)/Shortfall (-) (Rs.crore)                            
2006-07 4672.8 289.6 571.5 911.1 -860.7 1387.3 -1306.1 -701.9 -616.1 379.5 83.0 1902.4 1344.8 72.7 1959.2 168.6 545.9
2005-06 4380.4 317.4 417.1 708.4 -753.5 1191.1 -1065.0 -629.3 -534.1 693.3 71.5 1632.5 1236.2 58.2 1770.2 159.9 497.7
2004-05 2074.2 240.0 682.0 534.1 -733.0 435.8 -1183.3 -637.6 -458.8 372.2 -155.8 1188.3 1229.9 -66.5 1326.0 87.8 368.3
2003-04 1091.4 130.2 739.6 341.5 -648.4 458.0 -1161.4 -508.0 -319.0 239.5 -135.0 916.7 710.8 -44.1 940.6 40.8 347.0
2002-03 1115.4 759.7 1040.2 304.5 -774.7 2072.3 -1081.8 -807.2 -455.0 712.6 - - - - - - -
2001-02 1000.4 668.1 711.2 260.1 -890.7 1546.7 -1019.5 -756.2 -462.0 209.8 - - - - - - -
2000-01 763.6 207.5 203.5 325.0 -685.3 1254.1 -940.9 -718.1 -620.1 212.1 - - - - - - -
1999-00 845.9 727.0 406.0 336.7 -467.1 1270.8 -662.9 -611.3 -507.2 740.8 - - - - - - -
1998-99 399.1 930.6 382.9 338.5 -428.7 1114.3 -536.3 -526.6 -450.1 232.4 - - - - - - -
1997-98 1535.2 968.2 369.3 372.9 -304.4 1489.7 -165.3 -581.4 -461.3 343.5 - - - - - - -
1996-97 2117.1 1021.9 454.7 330.6 -214.1 1304.9 -33.7 -458.8 -375.5 508.5 - - - - - - -
1995-96 2870.6 1155.3 545.5 309.8 -177.6 1397.6 9.2 -388.6 -158.6 552.3 - - - - - - -
1990-91 175.7 319.8 373.7 19.8 -210.1 421.6 -145.1 -297.0 -196.8 109.4 - - - - - - -
1980-81 -197.9 63.3 51.5 -10.8 -74.3 16.3 98.4 -54.4 -45.4 -17.5 - - - - - - -
1972-73 2.9 27.7 27.8 2.5 -15.5 12.8 -25.3 -6.0 -11.3 5.3 - - - - - - -
Operating Ratio (percent)                              
2006-07 84.3 88.3 83.9 77.4 116.0 64.5 138.2 147.1 152.7 87.2 87.3 52.3 66.4 94.8 49.2 82.0 78.2
2005-06 83.7 87.1 85.8 77.9 114.5 65.4 133.7 146.5 150.8 82.4 86.9 53.5 66.1 95.8 49.3 81.0 77.9
2004-05 91.0 90.9 82.5 83.6 120.8 83.5 152.8 160.9 159.5 92.9 98.9 61.8 66.7 105.0 56.1 86.2 84.1
2003-04 92.1 93.2 80.3 85.7 118.6 81.2 161.3 151.9 148.0 91.1 93.7 66.6 76.3 106.3 62.8 91.4 81.0
2002-03 92.3 83.1 81.1 87.9 119.2 71.6 121.0 152.3 173.8 86.1 - - - - - - -
2001-02 96.0 87.7 84.5 88.5 125.0 76.1 121.3 154.0 175.3 89.9 - - - - - - -
2000-01 98.3 88.7 92.6 86.4 120.8 78.5 121.4 156.6 208.2 90.1 - - - - - - -
1999-00 93.3 81.5 89.3 85.6 114.7 76.5 112.8 152.7 202.1 83.2 - - - - - - -
1998-99 93.3 78.7 89.2 83.4 114.3 76.6 111.1 148.9 203.2 88.8 - - - - - - -
1997-98 90.9 74.6 89.3 83.1 111.8 71.1 102.3 170.8 221.4 91.4 - - - - - - -
1996-97 86.2 69.5 84.4 81.0 107.0 68.7 97.7 164.7 210.7 83.6 - - - - - - -
1995-96 82.5 64.7 80.8 79.0 105.6 63.9 95.8 158.2 196.0 80.5 - - - - - - -
1990-91 92.0 77.4 77.6 92.2 118.6 75.6 104.9 170.6 117.3 90.1 - - - - - - -
1980-81 96.1 77.5 82.2 92.8 123.1 81.9 121.5 144.5 183.6 94.8 - - - - - - -
1972-73 84.5 74.0 71.0 84.2 97.7 73.8 100.3 97.3 143.5 83.4 - - - - - - -
Ratio of Net Revenue to Capital-at-Charge & Investment (per cent)                        
2006-07 10.0 10.3 17.3 17.6 -10.7 35.3 -49.0 -26.6 -14.3 6.8 5.5 69.0 45.3 3.7 129.0 10.7 30.4
2005-06 10.7 11.8 14.5 15.2 -9.8 32.3 -47.7 -28.9 -14.3 11.2 6.1 67.2 48.1 3.3 140.9 11.4 3.4
2004-05 8.9 11.0 24.8 13.9 -9.7 15.7 -61.1 -32.7 -9.1 9.7 2.6 55.7 53.9 -1.9 122.4 9.7 26.8
2003-04 8.0 7.7 30.9 10.6 -8.0 17.6 -66.7 -28.5 6.6 8.7 3.9 51.5 62.6 -10.3 97.6 10.0 26.6
2002-03 7.5 21.2 27.2 10.0 -8.5 40.0 -17.4 -31.0 -14.3 13.9 - - - - - - -
2001-02 5.0 20.9 21.0 9.2 -11.8 33.2 -19.1 -32.5 -17.6 7.8 - - - - - - -
2000-01 2.5 10.0 12.2 10.8 -8.8 29.4 -19.1 -33.1 -25.5 8.1 - - - - - - -
1999-00 6.9 25.6 15.8 11.4 -5.5 32.0 -13.2 -29.5 -23.9 17.9 - - - - - - -
1998-99 5.8 30.3 15.7 11.8 -6.0 30.2 -10.4 -26.9 -23.7 9.3 - - - - - - -
1997-98 8.9 36.3 15.4 13.1 -4.5 40.1 -0.7 -35.2 -26.5 11.1 - - - - - - -
1996-97 11.7 42.2 19.6 13.2 -2.4 39.6 4.0 -30.0 -24.6 15.7 - - - - - - -
1995-96 14.9 52.7 23.8 14.0 -1.2 46.1 5.9 -28.0 -23.6 17.6 - - - - - - -
1990-91 6.9 27.3 25.7 7.8 -9.5 26.1 -4.4 -42.5 -24.2 9.6 - - - - - - -
1980-81 2.1 14.1 11.7 3.6 -6.8 7.0 -9.5 -17.7 -13.8 3.2 - - - - - - -
1972-73 4.4 11.0 10.6 6.0 0.4 6.4 -0.3 0.9 -8.3 5.6 - - - - - - -
  B : Budget estimates and R : Revised estimates - : Not relevant  
Source:GOI(2006), Explanatory Memorandum on the Railway Budget - 2006-07, Ministry of Railways, February 24