Central Railways freight earnings up 32%

NAGPUR: Central Railways has recorded a 32 per cent rise in freight and 11 per cent in passenger earnings so far during the current financial year, a top official today said.

By running extra summer specials and upgrading the class of travel, Central Railways has added Rs 1.5 crore to its kitty and over 1,200 trains were plied during the peak summer season, its General Manager V K Kaul said here.

On the security front, he said Central Railways has added 21 sniffer dogs to the existing number of four. Close Circuit TVs were being installed at Nagpur and other important stations and all entry points will have metal detectors.

Besides, RPF personnel were being provided with hand-held metal detectors, he said.

Kaul also inaugurated the Railtel Cyber Express at the Nagpur railway station, which became the 13th station in the country to have a cyber express and fourth such in Central Railways.