Upkeep of A and B class railway stations outsourced

Tiruchi Division records slight dip in freight earnings

January 27, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 09:06 am IST - TIRUCHI:

Visitors having a look at the weapons on display at the railway ground in Tiruchi on Monday in connection with the Republic Day celebrations.Photo: B. Velankanni Raj

Visitors having a look at the weapons on display at the railway ground in Tiruchi on Monday in connection with the Republic Day celebrations.Photo: B. Velankanni Raj

Housekeeping of “A” and “B” class stations in Tiruchi railway division has been outsourced, Divisional Railway Manager Manjula Rangarajan said on Monday.

Noting that cleanliness was a focus area of the railway, Ms. Rangarajan said the railway had increased the imprest with station masters substantially to enable them to maintain the station premises clean.

Speaking at the Republic Day celebrations organised by the Tiruchi Division here, Ms. Manjula said the Tiruchi division’s freight earnings witnessed a marginal decrease in the last nine months this year as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The division earned Rs. 300.94 crore from freight business in the last nine months of the current year against Rs. 301.23 crore earned in the corresponding period of last year, with the marginal decrease being -0.10 per cent.

However, earnings in the passenger front showed an increase of 18.33 per cent with the earnings being Rs. 197.26 crore during the last nine months of the current fiscal as compared to Rs. 166.70 crore earned during the corresponding period of last year.

Stating that safety in train operations was a priority to the railway, she said the division witnessed substantial reduction in the number of yard derailments this year.

The Divisional Railway Manager highlighted some of the tasks accomplished by the division this financial year.

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