FY 2024-25 Railway Budget - Analysis 
By Nageswara Rao 9492432160
Source: Click for Railway Budget 2024-25 at a glance 
SN  | Receipts  | Amount  (Rs. in Crores)  | %  | 
  | SN  | Expenditure  | Amount  (Rs. in Crores)  | %  | 
|---|
1  | Coaching Revenue  | 87500  | 32 %  | 
  | 1  | Ordinary Working Expenses  | 205065  | 75 %  | 
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2  | Goods Revenue  | 180000  | 64 %  | 
  | 2  | Appropriation to Pension Fund  | 67000  | 24 %  | 
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3  | Sundry Revenue  | 10500  |   4 %  | 
  | 3  | Appropriation to DRF  | 1000  | 1 %  | 
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4  | Gross Revenue (1+2+3)  | 278000  | 100 %  | 
  | 4  | Total Working Expenses (1+2+3)  | 273065  | 100 %  | 
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5  | Suspense  | 100  | 
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  | 5  | Suspense  | Minus 65  | 
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6  | Gross Traffic Receipts (4+5)  | 278100  | 
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  | 6  | Gross Expenditure (4+5)  | 273000  | 
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7  | Misc Receipts  | 400  | 
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  | 7  | Misc. Expenditure  | 2700  | 
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8  | Total Revenue Receipts (6+7)  | 278500  | 
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  | 8  | Total Revenue Expenditure  | 275700  | 
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Operating Ratio:  = Total Working Expenses / Gross Revenue x 100
Operating Ratio = 273065 / 278000 x 100 = 98.22%
Net Revenue = Total Revenue Receipts minus Total Revenue Expenditure 
Net Revenue =  278500 minus 275700 = 2800
Appropriation of Net Revenue/ Net Receipts / Surplus - Rs. 2800 Crores
Fund  | Amount  (Rs. in Crores)  | 
Development Fund  | 1000  | 
RRSK  | 1800  | 
Net Revenue /Net Receipts   | 2800  | 
Appropriations to Capital Fund, RSF - Railway Safety Fund, Debt Service Fund  - NIL 
Highest OR:   Kolkata Metro - 232.2%,  NCR - 206.4%
Lowest OR: ECoR - 53.6%, SECR - 59.9%