XII.

TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATION AND TOURISM

TABLE 12.1 RAILWAYS-GENERAL STATISTICS

Item Unit 1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2006-07

Route length '000 km. 62 63 63 63

Capital-at-Charge (1) Rs.Billion 161.26 430.52 658.78 666.11
Gross Traffic Receipts Rs.Billion 121.33 348.80 544.91 623.71
Working expenses Rs.Billion 111.59 346.67 455.73 490.22
Net earnings Rs.Billion 9.74 2.13 89.18 133.49
Passenger-
Originating Billion 3.9 4.8 5.7 6.2
Kilometers Billion 296 457 616 695
Earnings Rs.Billion 31.45 105.15* 151.27* 172.25*
Average earnings per
passenger per km. Paise 10.6 22.9 24.5 24.7
Freight-Tonnes
Originating Billion 0.34 0.50 0.67 0.73
Kilometres Billion 243 316 440 481
Earnings Rs.Billion 82.47 230.45 355.35 410.92
Average earnings per
tonne per km. Paise 35.0 73.8 80.8 85.4
Rolling stock in service
Locomotives '000 no. 8.4 7.6 8.0 8.2
Passenger carriages '000 no. 31.8 37.8 44.1 45.4
Goods wagons etc.(2) '000 no. 346 222 208 208

Source: Railway Board

* Includes earnings from Metro Railways Kolkata.
(1) Excludes capital relating to Metropolitan Transport Projects (Railways).Includes
Rs.12,816 crore upto the year 2005-2006 on account of investment from capital fund
(2) Includes special wagons,brake vans,and also railway service vehicles inspection trollies,
travelling cranes and their dummy trucks.

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