South Eastern Railway was earlier known as Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR). Major events in the development of SE Railway are given below:
1887
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The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed.
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1887
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The construction of a new bridge over the Kanhah River commenced in 1884 and was completed in 1887.
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4th Dec 1888
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The section from Rajnandgaon to Raipur was opened for traffic.
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14th Feb 1889
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The section from Raipur to Bilaspur was opened for traffic.
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6th Oct 1890
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The East Coast Railway was inaugurated.
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1st Feb 1891
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The main line for BNR from Nagpur to Asansol was opened for Goods traffic.
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9th Mar 1891
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The Bilaspur-Katni Branch was opened for traffic.
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1st Oct 1892
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The Saranda tunnel was completed and opened for traffic
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21st Aug 1893
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The Kakinada-Visakhapatnam line was opened for traffic.
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1893 to 1896
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800 miles of East Coast Railway line was built and opened for traffic.
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1893 to 1896
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East Coast Railway built some of the largest bridges viz. Brahmani, Mahanadi, Katjuri, Kuakhai and Birupa during the period.
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1st Feb 1897
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Khurda Road-Puri (27 miles) section was opened for traffic.
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1898-99
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The most vital section of BNR viz. Sini-Kharagpur & Kolaghat and Kharagpur-Cuttack were opened for traffic.
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1st Jan 1899
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BNR?s Line to Cuttack was opened.
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1899-1900
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Kolaghat-Howrah section was completed.
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19th April 1900
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Roopanarayan Bridge near Kolaghat was opened and first train passed over.
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March 1901
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The construction of a bridge on River Mahanadi near Cuttack was completed.
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1st Feb 1901
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Kharagpur-Midnapur Branch line was opened for traffic.
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1901
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45.74 miles long Dhamtari line and 10.50 miles long Rajim Branch were opened for traffic.
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13th April 1903
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The first portion of Gondia-Nainpur (73 miles) was opened.
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1904
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Nainpur became the focal point of Satpura lines.? Nainpur-Chindwara section was opened for traffic.
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1905
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Nainpur-Gondia line was extended upto Jabalpur.
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15th Nov 1907
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Purulia-Ranchi Branch was opened for traffic.
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1907
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Extension of Gomoh, a point of East Indian Railways main line was completed.
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1908
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The Head Office Building of B N R was constructed at a cost of Rs.7, 01,995/-
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Nov 1908
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Gondia-Nagbhir-Nagpur line was opened for traffic.
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1908-09
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Vizianagaram-Parvatipuram (49 miles) section was opened
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1911
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A 40 mile branch line from Tatanagar to Gurumahisarani where plenty of iron ores are available was opened for traffic.
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1913
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Nagpur-Chidwara extension was opened for traffic.? With this, the biggest network of narrow gauge line in Indian Sub-continent was completed. Its length was extended 610 miles.? This Satpura line project was initiated by Sir T.R.Wynne.
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1913
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Mohuda-Chandrapura (9 miles) Branch was opened for traffic.
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1913
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Nagbhir-Rajoli (30 miles) was opened and extended upto Chanda.
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1913
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Extension to Salur on Vizianagaram-Parvatipuram section was opened.
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1915
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B N R Hotel at Ranchi was established.
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1916-17
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Bankura-Damodar River Railway in narrow gauge was built by Bengal Nagpur Railway.
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1918
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Burnpur, India?s second largest Iron & Steel Plant was established.
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1922
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BNR Hotel at Puri was established.
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1922
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Tatanagar-Gurumahisani line was extended upto Badampahar.
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1924
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To feed iron ore and magnese ores to Burnpur Steel Plant Amda,? (New Khurswan) on BNR?s main line built.
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17th Jan 1924
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Kharswan-Dongaposi was opened for traffic.
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Feb 1925
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Extension to Gua was completed.
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20th Mar 1927
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72 mile Barkakhana-Chandil section was opened for traffic.
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1928-30
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54 mile long Anuppur Chirimiri section was opened
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1930
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Shalimar Goods Shed on the bank of River Hooghly was in operational.
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1930
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Parlakmedi-Gunupur section was opened in two portions in 1929 and 1931
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Dec 1931
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Raipur-Parvatipuram line was completed.
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1933
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The development of Vizag Port by Bengal Nagpur Railway was completed.
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18TH Dec 1933
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The Visakhapatnam Port was officially declared open by His Excellency LordWillingtorn, the then Viceroy and Governor General of India.
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1st Oct 1944
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The management of Bengal Nagpur Railway was taken by Government of India.
Raipur-Dhamtari Branch was the first Narrow Gauge line of BengalNagpur Railway.
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1955
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B N R Emerged as South Eastern Railway.
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1956
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The Visakhapatnam Port was managed by Bengal Nagpur Railway till October.
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14th May 1958
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Bhillai-Dallijahara line was opened for traffic.
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4th Feb 1959
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Bhilai Steel Plant was built and inaugurated by Dr.Rajendra Prasad, President of India. The steel plant was situated between Durg andRaipur on S.E.Railway's main stream.
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1960
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The Dandakaranya-Bolangir-Kiriburu Railway Project.
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1960
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Ranchi-Kotshila was converted into BG
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31st Jan 1962
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Foundation stone of Cuttack-Paradip line was laid by the then Prime Minister, Late Jawarlal Nehru.
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April 1963
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Sambalpur-Titlagarh line was opened for traffic.
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April 1964
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For the transportation of bulk raw materials for Bokaro Steel Plant, Durg-Bokaro section was opened for traffic.
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1967
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Bokaro Steel Plant was set up with Soviet Collaboration.
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July 1967
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South Eastern Railway took over Bankura Domodar River line.
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Jan 1968
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Panskura-Durgachak section was opened for traffic.
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1968
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Cuttack-Paradip line was inaugurated.
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9th July 1973
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Cuttack-Paradip line was opened for traffic.
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1st June 1976
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S E R introduced EMU train services between Panskura & Haldia.
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28 Feb 1977
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Jhakpura-Daitari line was opened for traffic.
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18th Dec 1979
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Direct EMU service between Howrah and Haldia started.
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1st Sept 1980
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Kirandul-Jagadalpur line was energized.
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1982
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Jagadalpur-Koraput section was energized.
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11th Nov 1989
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Inauguration of Shalimar-Haldia Intercity Exp.by? MR
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2000
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Foundation stone of BDR Gauge Conversion was laid by Hon?ble Minister for Railways.
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18th Nov 2000
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Banspani-Joroli (10.44 Km) was opened for traffic.
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1st April 2000
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Introduction of Howrah-Purulia Rupasi Bangla Exp. And Bankura-Shalimar Aranyak Exp. By Hon?ble MR.
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1st July, 2000
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Howrah ? Bankura Shiromoni MEMU Passenger service introduced by Hon?ble MR
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15th Mar 2001
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Adra-Purulia MEMU Passenger Service introduced by Hon?ble MR
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17th Oct. 2001
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Hatia-New Delhi Weekly Rajdhani Express and Hatia-Baidyanathdham Exp. Were flagged off by Hon?ble MR
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27th Oct. 2001
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Raipur-Durg MEMU Passenger train was flagged off by Hon?ble MR
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28th Oct 2001
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Bilaspur-New Delhi Weekly Rajdhani Exp. Was flagged off by Hon?ble MR
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28th Oct 2001
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Howrah-Bokaro Shatabdi Express extended up to RANCHI by Hon?ble MR.
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(TRIFURCATED SE RAILWAY)
KEY STATISTICS
(As on 01.11.2004)
ROUTE AND TRACK KILOMETRES
Division
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ROUTE KILOMETRES
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TRACK KILOMETRES
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Broad Gauge
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Narrow Gauge
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Total
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Broad Gauge
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Narrow Gauge
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Total
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Adra
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603.270
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0.00
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603.270
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1857.054
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0.00
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1857.054
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Chakradharpur
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753.190
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0.00
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753.190
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2199.420
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? 0.00
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2199.420
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Kharagpur
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584.766
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37.360(+)
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622.126
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1863.001
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38.00(+)
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1901.001
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Ranchi
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374.740
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69.150(+)
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443.89
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643.500
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80.03(+)
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723.53
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TOTAL
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2315.966
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106.510(+)
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2422.476
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6562.975
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118.03(+)
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6681.005
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(+) All narrow gauge lines are being converted to Broad Gauge.
STATE-WISE ROUTE & TRACK KILOMETRES?
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ROUTE KILOMETRES
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TRACK KILOMETRES
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Broad Gauge
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Narrow Gauge
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Total
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Broad Gauge
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Narrow Gauge
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Total
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Jharkhand
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884.801
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69.150
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953.951
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2578.557
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80.03
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2658.587
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Orissa
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537.230
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37.360
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574.590
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1459.894
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38.00
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1497.894
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West Bengal
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893.935
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0.00
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893.935
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2524.524
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0.00
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2524.524
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TOTAL
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2315.966
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106.510
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2422.476
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6562.975
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118.03
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6681.005
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2137.318
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Level Crossings :?
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Mechanical? Workshops
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Kharagpur, Adra,
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Manned
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415
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Engineering Workshops
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Sini, Jharsuguda
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Unmanned
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1092
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Signalling Workshop
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Kharagpur
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Total
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1507
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Diesel Loco Sheds
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Electric Loco Sheds
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Tata, Bondamundaand Santragachi
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(Gr. C+ D) Sanctioned
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108328
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Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) Car Sheds
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Tikiapara andPanskura.
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On Roll
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95198
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Holding of Locomotives
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280
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Officers Sanctioned
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692
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? Diesel? :
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? Electric? :
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Stores Depot
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Kharagpur.
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Stations :
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A Class
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? 7
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B Class
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? 4
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C Class
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? 27
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D Class
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? 9
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Others
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254
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Total
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301
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2004-05
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2003-04
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3
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150.1
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707.23
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88.66
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2075.46
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2340.89
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46.48
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157.7
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160.7
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Wagon Productivity
(Wagon Kms/Wagon Day)
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6
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7
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Train Accidents(Nos.)
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524.75
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1048.83
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Surplus(Rs. in Cr.)
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95.79
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81.24
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Operating Ratio (% age)
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2118.97
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2193.57
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Working Expenses(Rs. in Cr.)
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2212.20
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2700.09
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Total Earnings(apron.) (Rs. in Cr.)
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45.14
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69.15
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Originating Loading(MT)
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(Apri?04-January?05)
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2003-04
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PERFORMANCE OF PRESENT SE RAILWAY
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Item
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2003-04
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2003-04
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2004-05
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Actuals
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Actuals
(Upto Jan. 04)
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Target for the Year
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Prop. Target(Apr.-Oct.)
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ApproxActuals
(April 04? - Jan 05.)
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Originating Earnings
(in Crores of Rupees)
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Passenger
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458.38
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378.82
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484.00
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400.00
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416.22
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Goods
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2663.85
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2181.57
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2730.36
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2261.73
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2447.57
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Others
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82.33
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57.71
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90.43
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66.42
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56.67
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Total |
3204.56
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2618.10
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3304.79
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2728.15
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2920.46
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Working Expenses
(In Crores of Rupees)
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Gross Working Expenses
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1651.26
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1687.45
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1913.35
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1694.73
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1633.66
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Appropriation to Depreciation Reserve Fund
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125.59
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93.33
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111.00
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92.50
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92.50
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Appropriation to Pension fund
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416.72
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338.19
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419.16
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349.30
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349.30
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Total Working Expenses
(Excluding suspense)
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2193.57
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2118.97
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2443.51
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236.53
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2075.46
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?Suspense
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-2.52
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15.66
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- 2.00
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19.65
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707.23
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Total Working Expenses |
2191.05
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2134.63
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2441.51
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2156.18
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20.82
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Surplus
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1048.83
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524.75
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904.46
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631.20
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707.23
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Operating Ratio (in % age)
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81.24
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95.79
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86.72
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91.86
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88.66
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FREIGHT OPERATION
Commodity wise loading figures for the last three years are given below :-
Commodity
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Yearly Figures
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(April 04 ? January 05)
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2002-03
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2003-04
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2003-04
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2004-05
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Loading
(In Million Tonnes)
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Loading
(In MT)
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Earnings
?(In Crs.of Rs)
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Loading
(In MT)
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Earnings
?(In Crs.of Rs)
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1
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Total Coal
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16.68
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17.67
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14.56
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532.83
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14.62
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569.55
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2
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Raw Material to Steel Plants
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21.19
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21.82
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17.95
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355.46
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17.06
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356.79
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3
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Finished Product from Steel Plants
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6.25
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6.73
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5.49
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592.57
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5.55
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625.87
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4
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Export Ore
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1.41
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4.74
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3.93
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137.28
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5.49
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219.26
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5
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Cement
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3.39
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3.56
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2.74
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94.61
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3.43
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122.53
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6
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Food grains
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0.22
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0.06
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0.05
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1.45
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0.13
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3.36
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7
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Fertilizers
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0.59
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0.52
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0.46
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18.82
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0.27
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9.26
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8
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Petrol Oil Lubricants
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1.69
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1.40
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1.12
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79.15
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1.32
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104.37
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9
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Others General Goods
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11.65
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12.65
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10.40
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369.40
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12.02
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436.58
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TOTAL REVENUE
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63.07
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69.15
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56.70
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2181.57
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59.89
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2447.57
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During last 10 months SE Railway loaded 59.89 Million Tonnes revenue traffic, which is 3.19 Million Tonnes more than the corresponding period of last year and 1.14 Million Tonnes more than the proportionate target.
Efficiency indices in the current year as compared to previous year are detailed below:-
Sl.No.
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Indices
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(April 04 ? January 05)
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2003-04
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2004-05
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1
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Wagon Holding
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45820
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47467
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2
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Diesel Loco Utilisation
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410
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407
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3
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Electric Loco Utilization
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420
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429
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4
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Wagon Turn Round
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3.00
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2.97
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5
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Wagon KM / Wagon day
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157.7
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150.
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6
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NTKM/Wagon day
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2409
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2305
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