New Delhi railway station tops in annual earning, Howrah, Chennai Central follow
NEW DELHI: The New Delhi railway station, designated to be developed as a world-class station, has retained its top position among the country’s 100 most earning and busiest railway stations for the financial year 2023-24, according to data released by the Railways.
West Bengal’s Howrah station stands second and Chennai’s MGR Central third. These three railway stations among the top 100 have set examples in annual earnings and passenger footfalls together.
New Delhi railway station earned more than Rs 3,337 crore during the year, registering 39,362,272 passenger footfalls, followed by Howrah with an annual earning of over Rs 1,692 crore with 61,329,319 passengers and Chennai’s MGR Central with a revenue of Rs 1,299 crore from 30,599,837 passengers.
Other railway stations, all categorised as NSG-1 (Non-Suburban Grade-I), which followed the above three are Secunderabad station, generating an annual earning of Rs 12,76 crore from 27,776,937 passengers; Hazrat Nizamuddin with Rs 1,227 crore from 14,537,686 passengers; Lokmanaya Tilak terminal in Mumbai with Rs 1,036 crore from 14,680,379 passengers; Ahmedabad in Gujarat with Rs 1,010 crore from 18,260,021 passengers, and Mumbai CST with Rs 9,82 crore from 51,652,230 passengers, as per the data.
In addition to these NGS-1 stations, Pune railway station in Maharashtra and Anand Vihar in Delhi also have figured among 100 top earning stations. Pune registered an annual earning of Rs 9,76 crore from 22,256,812 passengers and Anand Vihar recorded Rs 8,44 crore from 12,235,275 passengers.
According to the official assessment of earnings, 22 stations of NSG-1 are among 100 top in terms of revenue generation. The data shows that 16 stations of Northern Railway are among 100 top earning stations, followed by 15 stations of Southern Railway, 11 of Central Railway, 9 of East Central Railway, 7 of Eastern Railway, and 6 of Northern Central Railway.
Major gainers
Howrah station, with an annual revenue of Rs 1,692 crore stood second and Chennai’s MGR Central, with Rs 1,299 crore earnings in 2023-24 was third.
Zonewise earners
Sixteen stations of Northern Railway were among 100 top earning stations, followed by 15 of Southern Railway, 11 of Central Railway, 9 of East Central Railway.