Revenue, passenger footfall up in Southern Railway, says GM at R-Day function
Elaborating on the achievements of the southern railway, he continued, “In the current year, SR has made 2,329 special trips (2.8 times as the previous year) so far catering to the demand during festivals and vacations.”
RN Singh, General Manager of Southern Railway unfurls the national flag on Republic Day (Photo: X-@GMSRailway)
CHENNSI: Highlighting the achievements of Southern Railway (SR) during the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday, General Manager RN Singh stated that the Southern Railway has earned gross revenue of Rs 9,170 crores and registered a footfall of 54.5 crore passengers during the first nine months of the fiscal year 2024- 25 till December.
“The gross revenue that SR earned this year is five per cent higher than the previous year. The punctuality percentage is recorded at 91.1 per cent despite an increase in the passenger traffic with 54.5 crore passengers handled as against 52.8 crore passengers in the previous year,” said RN Singh.
Elaborating on the achievements of the southern railway, he continued, “In the current year, SR has made 2,329 special trips (2.8 times as the previous year) so far catering to the demand during festivals and vacations.”
He added that a total of 11 pairs of trains were revamped with Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches or modernised coaches enhancing the maximum speed to 130 km/h and another three pairs will be converted by March 2025.
He stated that the ongoing redevelopment works of 13 stations besides upgradation works at 95 stations are expected to be completed by March. During 2024-2025, a total of eleven foot-over-bridges were constructed and 22 platforms were raised, he said adding, seventy-one lifts and twelve escalators were commissioned.
Besides the augmentation of 13 EMUs with 12 cars, two new MEMU services were launched and the line between Chennai Egmore and Nagercoil Junction has been made double line.
He further added, “To promote green energy, Southern Railway installed 255 KW rooftop solar power plants in 2024.” He commended the Stores Department of Southern Railway for disposal of scrap worth Rs 438.54 crores up to December 2024.
He also stated that around 604 offenders were arrested and railway properties worth Rs 24 lakhs were recovered from them last year. In addition, passenger belongings worth Rs 2.05 crores were also recovered from 602 offenders. Besides this, the RPF team rescued around 1,752 runaway children and saved 29 passengers from death.
SR has offered 11,153 appointments through RRB, RRC, Sports/Cultural quota, and compassionate grounds during 2023-24.
He also stated that SR bagged the All India Performance Efficiency Shields during 2023-24 and the GOC workshop has won the best workshop Rolling Stock Shield.
