PIB News Update: Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal has informed that The number of passenger traffic during the last three years is given below:
| Year | No. of Passengers (In Crore) |
| 2016-17 | 812 |
| 2017-18 | 829 |
| 2018-19 | 844 |
Zone wise Passenger Earnings for the last three years is as under:-
(Rs.in crore)
| Zones | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19
|
| Central | 5045.29 | 5368.91 | 5732.15 |
| Eastern | 2232.32 | 2279.63 | 2350.91 |
| East Central | 2334.38 | 2412.87 | 2533.77 |
| East Coast | 1306.11 | 1411.34 | 1510.79 |
| Northern | 6321.10 | 6357.20 | 6512.04 |
| North Central | 4428.08 | 4755.98 | 4993.07 |
| North Eastern | 1500.66 | 1542.88 | 1574.45 |
| Northeast Frontier | 1155.74 | 1178.18 | 1349.02 |
| North Western | 1929.28 | 2004.03 | 2091.34 |
| Southern | 4011.80 | 4247.05 | 4482.49 |
| South Central | 4530.90 | 4861.18 | 5166.53 |
| South Eastern | 1501.60 | 1568.90 | 1664.39 |
| South East Central | 1071.28 | 1127.90 | 1158.50 |
| South Western | 1393.22 | 1487.79 | 1555.66 |
| Western | 4327.55 | 4541.46 | 4712.72 |
| West Central | 3004.41 | 3304.26 | 3477.38 |
| Metro | 186.74 | 193.58 | 201.44 |
| TOTAL | 46280.46 | 48643.14 | 51066.65 |
Revenue received from allocation of space for book stalls, tea stalls and other business activities is as under:
| Year | Amount (Rs. in Crore)
|
| 2018-19 | 1652.67 |
Waiting list passengers can cancel their tickets till 30 minutes before the scheduled departure of the train and take refund as per extant refund rules. Since the passengers can cancel the tickets on their own due to change of plan or due to non-availability of confirmed accommodation, it is not practically feasible to identify the cancellations done only on account of non-confirmation of tickets.