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| Freight Trains (Mg) |
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During the year 2004-2005, the number of freight trains
run on the Metre Gauge totalled 11,514 and they covered a total 987,944 kilometres.
These figures do not include 384,795 train-kilometres run on departmental
account. The goods proportion of the mixed train-kilometrage was 161,429 during
the year under review. Freight wagon kilometres on goods as well as mixed
trains were 52,446,500 and these do not include 9,579,160 wagonkilometres
on departmental account. Year-wise position is indicated below:-
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Number |
Freight |
Number |
Total |
Wagon |
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of freight |
Train |
of loaded |
Number |
kilometres |
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Year |
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trains run |
kilometres |
Wagons |
of wagons |
(Thousands) |
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(Thosands) |
per train |
per train |
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July-June |
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1969-70 |
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30,517 |
2,858 |
35.1 |
50.1 |
144,028 |
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1996-97 |
|
13,684 |
1,033 |
32 |
43.1 |
53,269 |
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1997-98 |
|
14,154 |
1,069 |
35.6 |
48.2 |
61.786 |
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1998-99 |
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13,402 |
1,078 |
37 |
49.6 |
63,461 |
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1999-00 |
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13,624 |
1,090 |
35.2 |
48.2 |
61,448 |
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2000-01 |
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14,528 |
1,102 |
37.5 |
47.8 |
62,010 |
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2001-02 |
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15,191 |
1,139 |
38 |
49 |
63,895 |
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2002-03 |
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14,397 |
1,085 |
37.3 |
46.7 |
57,345 |
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2003-04 |
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13,872 |
1,069 |
38 |
47 |
57,817 |
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2004-05 |
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11,514 |
988 |
37 |
45.6 |
52,447 |
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