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Chennai railway division crosses Rs 5,000 crore earnings in FY26
Southern Railway’s Chennai Division recorded earnings of Rs 5,038.30 crore in FY26, a 9 per cent rise from the previous year, The Hindu BusinessLine reports. It carried 432.98 million passengers and loaded…
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Southern Railway’s Chennai Division recorded earnings of Rs 5,038.30 crore in FY26, a 9 per cent rise from the previous year, The Hindu BusinessLine reports. It carried 432.98 million passengers and loaded 11.33 million tonnes of freight, up 6 per cent. Mail and Express trains recorded 87 per cent punctuality. The division also ran 3,559 special trains and added 1,557 coaches during rush periods.
The railway division is doubling the 67.79-km Chengalpattu-Arakkonam line at a cost of Rs 926.52 crore. The project is expected to raise capacity from 13 to 50 trains a day and support a 192-km circular suburban rail network. A separate 22.52-km third and fourth line between Attipattu and Gummidipundi has been sanctioned for Rs 365.42 crore.
The Indian Opinion
The earnings milestone is useful, but claims of a historic turnaround should not rest on revenue alone. Higher passenger and freight volumes matter only if punctuality, safety and station access improve together. The 87 per cent punctuality figure leaves room for scrutiny, while the promised projects will be judged by delivery, not design speed. The practical test is whether the doubling project actually lifts services towards 50 trains a day without worsening delays.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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