India's richest train is not the fastest, but rakes in Rs 1760666339 per year, not Shatabdi Express, Vande Bharat, Tejas, the train is...
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Rajdhani Express: The Indian Railways boasts the world's fourth largest rail network, operating an average 13,000 passenger trains per day that ferry millions of travelers to their destinations across the country. While the national transporter earns revenue from ferrying freight, the majority of its income comes from selling tickets to passengers.
But have you ever wondered which train is the top revenue-earner for the Indian Railways? No, its not the Shatabdi Express, or the new Vande Bharat Express, the title of India's richest train is held by the KSR Bengaluru Rajdhani Express, the most profitable train for the Northern Railway. India's richest train
While the Rajdhani Express is not the fastest train operated by the Indian Railways, its is the highest-earning train for the national transporter. According to data revealed by the Indian Railways, the KSR Bengaluru Rajdhani Express, which runs from Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi to KSR Bengaluru City Junction, is its top revenue earner.
The express train raked in Rs 1,76,06,66,339 for the Indian Railways in the financial year 2022-23, with 509,510 people travelling in the train during this period, as per the data. Top revenue-earners for Indian Railways
Besides the KSR Bengaluru Rajdhani Express, other top revenue-earning trains for Indian Railways are the Sealdah Rajdhani Express, which runs between New Delhi and Kolkata. The Sealdah Rajdhani Express earned Rs 1,28,81,69,274 in the 2022-23 fiscal year, carrying 509,164 passengers.
The Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, which runs between New Delhi and Dibrugarh in Assam, is India's third most profitable trains, making Rs 1,26,29,09,697, and carrying 474,605 passengers, in FY 2022-23.
The Mumbai Tejas Rajdhani Express sits at the fourth spot among Indian Railways' top earners. The train, which carried over 4,85,794 passengers from New Delhi and Mumbai Central and vice-versa, in the 2022-23 fiscal, earned Rs 122 crore during the period.
While new modern trains like the Vande Bharat have undoubtedly strengthened India's rail network, but its the workhorses like Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express, which continue to remain the backbone of Indian Railways.
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