Railways does not earn profit through passenger trains: Danve

Union minister Raosaheb Danve has said that running passenger trains does not benefit the railways in terms of revenue and added that the central government runs these services for the convenience of peopleThe Minister of State for Railways also said that the national transporter tries to make up for the losses incurred due to passenger trains from freight servicesHe was speaking after flagging off a weekly special train from Jalna to Chhapra Junction in Bihar on Wednesday nightThe railways does not earn any profit by running daily passenger trains For every rupee spent it suffers a loss of 55 paise There is no profit in running passenger trainsthere is a loss But the Modi government does not work for profit Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji says we have to operate these services for the convenience of people he saidAnd we try to make up for the losses suffered due to passenger trains by operating freight services and through other sources of revenue the minister saidDanve said the train connectivity between Jalna and Chhapra via Khandwa Prayagraj and Varanasi was a longcherished dream of the people of the Marathwada regionAlso read 250 special trains for Chhath Puja Ashwini VaishnawThe inaugural service of the weekly special JalnaChhapra train has 96 per cent passenger occupancy which is very encouraging The train is being run as a weekly service but depending on the response and the needs of the passengers its frequency will be increased in future he saidOne more special train which will run between Jalna and Tirupati will be flagged off on October 29 Danve addedDivisional Railway Manager of Nanded division of the South Central Railway Upinder Singh who was also present on the occasion said the railways has been continuously taking steps to fulfil the aspirations of passengers for better connectivity to the destinations of their choiceAccordingly in order to fulfil the demands of a large section of passengers from the Marathwada region this weekly special train has been introduced between Jalna and Chhapra via Khandwa Prayagraj and Varanasi It will meet the aspirations of pilgrims and passengers traveling between Marathwada and various destinations located in the states of Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh and Bihar he saidEarlier passengers who wished to travel by train to Prayagraj or Varanasi from the region had to change trains Now this weekly special train will provide an easy safe and fast mode of transport the senior official saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever