NEW DELHI: Railways has become the second major transport sector after civil aviation to go through large-scale cancellation of tickets due to the coronavirus outbreak.While on Wednesday, different zones announced cancellation of nearly another three dozen trains, the ministry’s Rail Drishti dashboard showed nearly 32.6% decline in number of tickets booked in the past one week as compared to the same period last year. The total toll revenue collection across NH network has also fallen by at least 20% since Holi.According to the data from the dashboard, which updates the daily earning from passenger and freight movement, in the last seven days the number of tickets booked reduced to 45.35 lakh. A comparative analysis of the booked tickets on Tuesday vis-a-vis an average of last week also shows that there was a drop of nearly 40% in total ticket sales, with indications that the numbers could fall further.Number of tickets sold on Tuesday was pegged at 3.96 lakh as compared to nearly 6.48 lakh per day during the previous week, according to Rail Drishti data.Details also show that the earning from tickets during the past one week has reduced by nearly 39% as compared to the corresponding period previous year. Interestingly, on Tuesday the total revenue from tickets tumbled to Rs 35 crore as compared to nearly 69 crore on any given day during last week.The earning from freight, which is considered as the bread and butter for railways, also reduced by nearly 11% during thepast one week as compared to last year.Sources in NHAI also said that the daily average collection has been hovering around Rs 60-65 crore per day as compared to nearly Rs 80-85 crore a day before Holi. The fall in revenue and battered stocks of private players is also likely to hit the NHAI’s effort at monetising its completed stretches.