No. of scheduled passenger trains
Percentage
Trains on time ...
Trains delayed for less than 5 minutes Trains delayed for 5 minutes and over
10,939
87.90
1,041
8.37
464
3.73
Total No. of passenger trains run
12,444
100.00
24. The number and types of special trains run for the year under review are as follows:
Goods (loaded)
Goods (empty) Passenger
Passenger (empty)
Military
Ballast trains
Trial trains
每每
:
Up
Down
Total
1,059
1,059
933
933
375
375
750
1
1
2
***
5
5
10
38
38
76
3
3
6
1,355
1,481
2,836
25. Fares and Rates. There was no revision of fares and goods rates
in general during the year.
26. Accidents. The following railway accidents occurred during the period under review:
Trespassers injured by trains
Trespassers killed by trains
Passengers injured by trains
Passenger killed by train...
Staff injured while in execution of duties
8
***
7
7
1
***
3
1
Damage to passenger coach by bumping while coupling locomotive
to train
ACCOUNTS
27. The Gross Operating Profit for the year was $4,301,942 represent- ing an increase of 31.28% as compared with the figure of $3,276,996 in the previous year. This was due to an increase in Gross Operating Receipts-Passenger Traffic Receipts increasing by 11.5%, i.e., from $5,683,371 in 1962-63 to $6,334,610 in 1963-64 and Goods Traffic Receipts increasing by 10.6%, i.e., from $3,998,091 in 1962-63 to $4,421,003 in 1963-64. The Nett Profit transferred to the Appropriation
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