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Figure 32: Traffic and TurnoveTime Figure 33: Relationship between the
of major ports in India Traffic volume and Turnover Time

Traffic (LHS) 110
750 Trunover Time (RHS) 120
700 110 100 SPM HAL
650
Traffic (in Million Tonnes) 550 90 Average Turnover Time (Hours) Average Trunover Time 80 MOR MUM VIS PAR DD
90
100
600
500
80
70
450
70
400
60
350
VOC
CHE
300
50
250 60 50 KAM MAN JNPT
40
200 40 COC
FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21* 30 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0
* Upto September 2020 Share of major port in total Traffic
Source: Survey calculations based on Ministry Source: Survey calculations based on Ministry of
of Shipping’s data. Shipping’s data.
8.51 Revenue earning freight loading (excluding loading by Konkan Railway) by IR in FY20
was 12,084 lakh tonnes, registering a decrease of 1.1 per cent over FY19. The passenger traffic
was 80,857 lakhs in FY20 registering a growth of (-) 4.2 per cent over FY19 (Figure 34 and 35).

8.52 The IR accorded the highest priority to safety and took various measures on a continuous
basis to prevent accidents and to enhance safety. As a result, the number of train accidents has
come down from 104 in FY17 to 55 in FY20 despite a substantial increase in the traffic volume
carried by the Indian Railways during the same period (Table 11).

Figure 34: Revenue Earning Freight loading Figure 35: Passengers originating (in lakhs)
Originating traffic (lakh tonnes) and Passengers Earnings (` crores)
(excluding loading by Konkan Railways) (includes Metro Railway/ Kolkata)

12500 Passengers originating (in 000 lakh, LHS)
Passengers Earnings (₹ 000 Crores, RHS)
12000 85 55
11500 84 50

11000 83 45
10500 82 40

10000 Passenger Originating Passenger Earnings

9500 81 35
9000 80 30

8500 79 25
FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20

Source: Survey calculation based on Ministry of Railways data.