Railways lowers target for passenger revenue, may earn less from freight too

In the freight segment, the ministry has estimated earnings of around Rs 1.88 lakh crore in FY27, the same as the BE of FY26 and about 6% higher than the RE of the current fiscal year. Data also show that railways are likely to end up generating around Rs 1.78 lakh crore by March, around 5.5% less than the target set for the current year.

Railways lowers target for passenger revenue, may earn less from freight too
In the freight segment, the ministry has estimated earnings of around Rs 1.88 lakh crore in FY27, the same as the BE of FY26 and about 6% higher than the RE of the current fiscal year. Data also show that railways are likely to end up generating around Rs 1.78 lakh crore by March, around 5.5% less than the target set for the current year.