Every day, more than 13,452 trains run on the tracks in India. Apart from superfast trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, and Vande Bharat, mail express and passenger trains also operate.
New Delhi: Indian Railways serves as the country’s lifeline for travel, transporting millions of people between states daily. The railways earn a hefty amount of money from ticket sales, catering, freight transport, and more. The demand for trains in India varies, with some remaining fully booked year-round while others have vacant seats. In this article, we will unveil the most profitable train in India and its total earnings.
India’s railway network is humongous. Every day, more than 13,452 trains run on the tracks in India. Apart from superfast trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, and Vande Bharat, mail express and passenger trains also operate. But when it comes to the highest revenue-generating train in Indian Railways, the Bangalore Rajdhani Express tops the list. The earnings of this train are much more than those of the Vande Bharat Express.
Here’s The List of Most Profitable Trains:
- Train number 22692, Bengaluru Rajdhani Express, runs from Hazrat Nizamuddin to KSR Bengaluru is the most profitable train
- In the year 2022-23, a total of 509,510 passengers traveled on this train, generating a revenue of approximately Rs 1,76,06,66,339 for Indian Railways.
- Apart from the KSR Bengaluru Rajdhani Express, the second highest revenue-generating train in India is the Sealdah Rajdhani Express
- The Sealdah Rajdhani Express connects Kolkata, West Bengal, to the national capital, New Delhi.
- According to the data available, the Sealdah Rajdhani Express (Train number 12314) carried 509,164 passengers in 2022-23
- The Sealdah Rajdhani Express (Train number 12314) earned a total revenue of Rs 1,28,81,69,274.
- The Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express ranks third.
- Running between New Delhi and Dibrugarh, this train transported 474,605 passengers last year, bringing in a revenue of Rs 1,26,29,09,697 for Indian Railways.
The Rajdhani Express running between New Delhi and Mumbai Central ranks fourth in the list of the top 5 highest-earning trains. Train number 12952, Mumbai Rajdhani Express, transported 4,85,794 passengers in the year 2022-23, generating a revenue of Rs 1,22,84,51,554 for Indian Railways.
In terms of earnings, the Dibrugarh Rajdhani is the fifth highest-earning train in the country. Last year, this train generated a revenue of Rs 1,16,88,39,769.
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