This data was send from the divisional office of Dhn today. A bad news for Dhanbad railfans. After the diversion of 18 pairs of trains and the political diversion of Howrah Duronto, Dhanbad has seen a major downfall in passenger earning.
1. Earning of Dhn has decreased from 115cr in 2016 to 57cr in 2017 duevto diversion of 19 trains. But the good news is Dhn is still now a Nsg 2 station officially
2. All the major stations of Dhn div like Dhanbad, Gomoh, Koderma, Hazaribagh road, Parasnath, Daltanganj, Barkakana, Singrauli...
more... has been a decrease in earning in 2017
3. Other cities of Jharkhnd like Garhwa, Bermo, Phusro, Latehar, Bokaro thermal, Patratu, etc has seen an increase in the earning in 2017 showing that people of Jharkhand are now preferring train more than buses