Indian Railways' Revenue surpasses Rs 11,000 crore in FY 2024-25

Indian Railways has improved its financial position. Railways has improved its Operating Ratio (OR) in the financial year 2024-25. OR is an important parameter that shows how the financial performance of the Railways is. It was 98.32%, up from 98.43% in 2023-24. This means that in the year ending March 31, 2025, the Railway Board spent Rs 98.32 to earn Rs 100.

Income increased and expenditure decreased

The total expenditure of Indian Railways in the financial year 2024-25 was Rs 2.63 lakh crore. In 2023-24, it was Rs 2.52 lakh crore. The total earnings in the financial year 2024-25 were Rs 2.65 lakh crore. Last year it was Rs 2.56 lakh crore. The non-fare earnings of the railways have also crossed Rs 11,000 crore. This income is not from tickets, but from other things like advertising and parcel service.

The Railways have benefited from passengers, freight, etc. Passenger earnings increased by 6.4% to Rs 75,239 crore over the previous year. Revenue from goods increased by 1.7% to Rs 1.71 lakh crore in 2024-25. In 2023-24, it was Rs 1.68 lakh crore. Other revenues have improved the most. It grew 19.8% to Rs 11,562 crore in FY25. This income comes from unrented sources.

That's the next target.

The provisional net revenue of Indian Railways for the financial year 2024-25 stood at Rs 2,342 crore. In 2023-24, it was Rs 3,259.68 crore. The Budget 2025-26 has projected net revenue of Rs 3,041.31 crore for the upcoming financial year. This will be Rs 92,800 crore from passenger revenue and Rs 1,88,000 crore from freight traffic.

Change the way you work

According to the Railways, now their way of working has also improved. This new method has increased the earnings of the Railways and cut expenditure. "We focused on reducing costs and increasing revenue. The Railways is now trying to do better so that people can get better facilities and the Railways can also earn profits.