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PUNE: The Pune railway department has registered a significant increase of at least 33.5% in its goods transport revenue. As per the current statistics, the goods transport has fetched the division Rs 135.45 crores in the first nine months (till December 2010); this is significantly high compared to last year. The main reason for this growth in revenue is, increased transport of sugar, auto parts and fuel from Pune.
According to sources, "Earnings from goods transport have been increasing over the last few years, by at least 10% annually. Most of this is thanks to the increasing number of industrial units around Pune. Western Maharashtra being the hub of sugar production, the division has registered a significant rise in sugar transport this year.All industrial units prefers the rail transport as it is faster and safer compared to other way of modes."
An official with the Pune division said division is expanding its existing capacity, hence the goods transport can further increase in the coming years.
A proposal has been put forward for separate tracks with advanced facilities for loading and unloading goods at the Saswad goods shed. According to the officials, a time of slot of 9 am to 3 pm is allotted for goods transport.
The statistics also suggest that the Pune division's passenger earnings have gone up to Rs 296.19 crore, an increase of around 17% compared to the last year. The division, till December 10, has registered a passenger count of 5.60 crore, around 7% more than last year. The total revenue of division has reached up to Rs 457.24 crore.
The Pune division takes action against ticketless passengers across all its station. Till December, around 1.23 such cases were registered, earning the division Rs 4.79 crore. According to Pune division's public relation officer, "Around 88 holiday special trains and 73 special trains ran from Pune in the last 9 months".
According to sources, "Earnings from goods transport have been increasing over the last few years, by at least 10% annually. Most of this is thanks to the increasing number of industrial units around Pune. Western Maharashtra being the hub of sugar production, the division has registered a significant rise in sugar transport this year.All industrial units prefers the rail transport as it is faster and safer compared to other way of modes."
An official with the Pune division said division is expanding its existing capacity, hence the goods transport can further increase in the coming years.
A proposal has been put forward for separate tracks with advanced facilities for loading and unloading goods at the Saswad goods shed. According to the officials, a time of slot of 9 am to 3 pm is allotted for goods transport.
The statistics also suggest that the Pune division's passenger earnings have gone up to Rs 296.19 crore, an increase of around 17% compared to the last year. The division, till December 10, has registered a passenger count of 5.60 crore, around 7% more than last year. The total revenue of division has reached up to Rs 457.24 crore.
The Pune division takes action against ticketless passengers across all its station. Till December, around 1.23 such cases were registered, earning the division Rs 4.79 crore. According to Pune division's public relation officer, "Around 88 holiday special trains and 73 special trains ran from Pune in the last 9 months".
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