The Nigerian Railway Firm generated N1.49 billion in passenger income within the third quarter of 2023, the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has mentioned.
That is contained within the NBS Rail Transportation Knowledge for the third and fourth quarters of 2023, launched in Abuja on Thursday.
The report confirmed that this determine elevated by 108.25 % from the N715.09 million generated within the third quarter of 2022.
Equally, it was discovered that within the third quarter of 2023, N286.78 million was collected as items/freight income; this elevated by 181.58 % from N101.84 million acquired within the third quarter of 2022.
“Different receipts additionally elevated by 1.05 % within the third quarter of 2023 from the N117.98 million recorded within the third quarter of 2022.”
The report additionally reveals that the variety of prepare passengers elevated to 594,348 within the third quarter of 2023.
“That is increased than the five hundred,348 recorded within the third quarter of 2022, representing a progress price of 18.79 %. ”
Moreover, the report confirmed that 81,963 tonnes of products have been transported within the third quarter of 2023, in comparison with the reported 33,312 tonnes within the third quarter of 2022.
