Railways earned Rs 22,439.30 crore during April-May this year compared with Rs 19,905.32 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 12.73 per cent.
Total goods earnings have gone up from Rs 14,169.34 crore during April 1-May 31, 2012 to Rs 15,660.11 crore during the corresponding period this year, an increase of 10.52 per cent.
During April-May, passenger earnings stood at Rs 5,803.43 crore compared to Rs 4,940.04 crore last year, registering a growth of 17.48 per cent.
Other earnings amounted to Rs 696.12 crore (Rs 490.13 crore), an increase of 42.03 per cent. Passenger bookings also rose 0.19 per cent from 1,392.47 million to 1,395.11 million.