Photo: MintNew Delhi: The Railways has earned an additional revenue of Rs540 crore in less than a year through the flexi-fare scheme and there is no plan to discontinue it, a senior ministry official said. The official told PTI that from September 2016-30 June, 2017, the Railways earned an additional revenue of Rs540 crore. The numbers show a positive trend—during September 2016-June 2017, Duronto trains earned Rs140 crore more than the amount earned in the same period in 2015-16 while Shatabdi trains earned Rs120 crore more. There are total 42 Rajdhani trains, 46 Shatabdi and 54 Duronto trains. “Just to give an indication of how much the Railways is expected to gain from the scheme—we have earned an additional revenue of Rs240 crore from April-June this year, which is around Rs80 crore additional revenue per month.

Source: Mint August 06, 2017 07:18 UTC