|
Item
|
1950
|
1978
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
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2005
|
2006
|
|
Total Kilometers of Lines
|
22,161
|
48,618
|
58,656
|
70,057
|
71,898
|
73,002
|
74,408
|
75,438
|
77,084
|
|
Double Track
|
1,048
|
7,630
|
21,408
|
23,288
|
23,951
|
24,650
|
24,908
|
25,566
|
26,404
|
|
Electrified Track
|
0
|
1,030
|
14,864
|
17,498
|
18,115
|
18,758
|
19,303
|
20,151
|
24,433
|
|
|
|
Km of Welded Track
|
0
|
6,530
|
29,464
|
31,969
|
35,336
|
38,779
|
42,363
|
47,094
|
52,333
|
|
Hump Yards
|
|
90
|
187
|
117
|
118
|
120
|
121
|
123
|
130
|
|
Stations
|
|
5,128
|
5,785
|
5,775
|
5,752
|
5,599
|
5,613
|
5,561
|
5,576
|
|
|
|
Passengers (Millions)
|
157
|
807
|
1,019
|
1,052
|
1,056
|
973
|
1,118
|
1,156
|
1,257
|
|
Passenger Kilometers (Billions)
|
21
|
109
|
442
|
477
|
497
|
479
|
571
|
606
|
662
|
|
Average Joutney Length (km)
|
135
|
135
|
433
|
456
|
471
|
492
|
511
|
524
|
527
|
|
Passenger Train Speed
|
|
|
57
|
61
|
62
|
62
|
64
|
65
|
65
|
|
|
|
Freight Handled (Million Tons)
|
100
|
1,075
|
1,655
|
1,926
|
2,050
|
2,242
|
2,490
|
2,693
|
2,882
|
|
Cargo of Coal (Million Tons)
|
|
|
685
|
766
|
819
|
881
|
992
|
1,071
|
1,120
|
|
Freight Ton/Kilometers (Billions)
|
39
|
533
|
1,334
|
1,457
|
1,566
|
1,724
|
1,929
|
2,073
|
2,195
|
|
Average Freight Journey Langth (km)
|
395
|
496
|
826
|
757
|
760
|
765
|
770
|
765
|
762
|
|
Freight Train Speed (km/h)
|
|
|
33
|
32
|
32
|
33
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
|