Title - Good show by ECoR in Q1

Achieving new levels in freight and passenger load, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has surpassed the target fixed by the Railway Board during the first four months of 2012-13.Between April 2012 and July 2012, ECoR has loaded 42.44 million tonne of freight, which is 13.3 per cent more than the corresponding period of last financial year and 0.2 per cent more than the target during the period.During the first quarter of the current financial year, ECoR has registered a 36.45 per cent increase in the total revenue at Rs 2,788.68 crore, which is Rs 726.34 crore more than the figure achieved in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.  The major commodities carried under the Zone are coal, iron ore, finished steel, fertilizers, foodgrains and cement.On the passenger front, ECoR has carried 21.90 million passengers during the first quarter, which is 2.91 per cent more than the corresponding period of last fiscal. Similarly, on the revenue front from passenger carrying, it has earned Rs 202.49 crore, registering an increase of 4.82 per cent over the corresponding period of last year, ECoR officials stated.