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FY21 passenger revenue to fall 72% YoY on covid disruptions: Rail board chairman
Indian Railways is bracing for a massive 72% year-on-year drop in its passenger segment revenue this fiscal at ₹15,000 crore, railway board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Friday.Currently, the railways is running more than 5,100 trains across the country, including 1,089 mail express trains, 3,696 suburban train services. While passenger train services have resumed, the national transporter’s plan to introduce all the trains is on hold due to covid-19 related concerns.Also Read: In China, live-streaming influencers corner mutual funds distribution“We are facing losses on passenger revenue.