The gross earnings of the Salem railway division stood at Rs 655.87 crore, a 25 per cent rise over last year’s earnings of Rs 526.42 crore during April-December of the financial year 2019-20.
Speaking during the 71st Republic Day celebrations organised at Salem junction on Sunday, Divisional Railway Manager U Subba Rao highlighted the achievement of the division in augmenting railway service by introducing new trains and also additional coaches.
The division has also taken a number of steps to provide more and better passenger amenities, he said.