Railways' earning has gone up by nearly 7.83 per cent. An official release says, the total earnings of Indian Railways during April-September this year were over 44,300 crore rupees compared to nearly 41,100 crores in the same period last year. Goods earnings shot up by 6.57 per cent with a turn over of over 29,440 crore rupees compared to over 27,600 crores during the period. Passenger earnings crossed 12,600 crore rupees compared to over 11,500 crores.