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Figure 27: Passengers originating (in millions) and passengers earnings (Rs crores)

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Passengers Earnings (Rs. Crores) RHS

Source: Ministry of Railways. Includes metro railway Kolkata

8.44 Safety of the passengers and safe upkeep of railways assets is the topmost priority of IR.
With a continuing focus on safety of passengers the number of consequential train accidents
has come down from 59 in 2018-19 to 55 in 2019-20 (pre-Covid) and further to 22 in the
last in 2020-21. In addition, in order to strengthen the agriculture sector, as on 31st December
2021, IR has operated 1,841 Kisan Rail services, transporting approximately 6.0 lakh tonnes of
perishables including fruits and vegetables.

Figure 28: Major Capital Expenditure in IR

Source: Ministry of railways