Title - Eastern Railway records growth in freight, passenger traffic

Eastern Railway witnessed growth in its freight and passenger traffic and earnings during the period from April to June 2012.Freight loading of Eastern Railway in the first quarter was 15.739 million tonne against the proportionate target of 14.63 million tonne, registering a growth of 16.34 per cent on a year-on-year basis. Freight earning was Rs 1153.69 crore compared to Rs 861.89 crore on year-on-year basis.Among the total loading in the same period, coal loading alone amounted to 10.779 million tonne, surpassing the proportionate target of 9.660 million tonne. General goods loaded by Eastern Railway amounted to 4.960 million tonne this year as against 4.645 million tonne last year.In case of passenger traffic, Eastern Railway carried 29.31 crore passengers in this period, earning Rs 412.71 crore as against 28.23 crore passengers carried during the period from April to June 2011, generating revenue of Rs 372.24 crore.