Lalu Express on track

• FY07 Railway Profit Of Rs 20,000 Cr Vs Rs 14,700 Cr
• Freight earnings up 17% in 9 months
• Apr-Dec passenger traffic up 14%
• Operating ratio seen at 73.7%
• Fund balance at Rs 16,000 cr
• Extra loading of 7 mt seen this year
• 60 mt excess loading witnessed in FY07
• Steel traffic market share up significantly
• Steel movement seen up 5-7%in FY07
• Next 5 years will invest massively in container operations
• Plan to start 3-storey container trains on pilot basis
• Freight on steel, cement up 5-7% in FY07
• NTPC, other companies to help in new construction
• IRCON, private partnership options being explored
• Promises rail lines to aid new steel, power plants
• 3-year plan to up facilities at key container terminals
• Rs 1,500 Cr yearly profit seen on 1% improvement in loading
• Wagon production seen up 10%
• 22.9 and 25 tonne extra load wagons in FY08
• New wagons to replace outdated ones
• 20,000 KM high-density network to see big investment
• Tariff discount to up high axle wagon output
• 11,000 new wagons needed for this high-density line
• To invest in improving infrastructure around railway stations

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