Title - Eastern Railway passenger earnings up 19%

Eastern Railway posted 19 per cent growth in passenger earnings to nearly Rs 321 crore during the first two months of this fiscal.

According to a press statement, ER earned Rs 269 crore from passenger traffic during the same period last year.

Meanwhile, ER registered about 6 per cent growth in earnings from penalties, to a little more than Rs 7 crore, as against Rs 6.75 crore, during the corresponding period of last year.