Demand of vs Demand from??

Question

I have two sentences.plz tell me which one is correct.

1)Catering to the growing demand from passengers,railways today launched a new AC superfast.

2) Catering to the growing demand of passengers,railways today launched a new AC superfast.

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GMATPill · Answer

Hi chetsa,

The meaning of 1) and 2) are slightly different.

1) says the demand   comes FROM the passengers.
2) says there is a growing demand   from

So 1) says that the passengers want the launch of the new railways.

Whereas 2) says that railways, in an effort to cater to the growing demand of passengers, launched something.

So the meaning between the two is slightly different.

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