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

2026-02-05 - 23:45

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.