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Freight Wagon Performance (BG)

During the year 2004-2005 average daily kilometrage travelled by a freight wagon was 47.9. Unserviceable wagons constitued 29.0 percent of the total number of wagons on line. Year-wise position is indicated below :-
     (Wagons in terms of four-wheelers)  
 Wagon kilo-     Percentage of    Wagon Kilo-   Net tonne      AverageTurn  
 metres per      average number of  metre per    Kilometres    Round of a  
 wagon day     wagons under or    engine    per wagon      wagon  
 on line      awaiting repairs   hour    day          
     daily to average              
     total number              
     on line          Covered      Open  
 Year                    
                 
 July- June                  
                 
 1969-70   24.5   6.1 154 229   8.5   45.4
 1996-97   12   17.9 253 151   9.25   15.6
 1997-98   12.8   13.9 226 157   6.25   12.4
 1998-99   16.6   12.4 282 204   9.11   14.2
 1999-00   17.7   15.5 264 195   13.1   10.5
 2000-01   19.6   13.1 276 260   12.8   12.9
 2001-02   37.8   27.4 270 493   11   15
 2002-03   31   24.8 247 432   11    -- 
 2003-04   32.4   18.7 255 384   11   7.44
 2004-05