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Speed And Net Load Of Freight ( MG Zone-Wise Trains)

During the year 2004-2005, average speed of freight trains in the Eastern and Western Zone of the Metre Gauge section were 11.8 and 10.5 kilometres per hour. Year wise position in indicated below:-

   Year    East    West    Metre Gauge
   July-June    Zone    Zone    Combined  
       
 1. Speed of Goods trains   2002-03   13.2 11.8 13.2
 (kilometres per hour)    2003-04   12.8 11.8 12.7
 Through goods.    2004-05   12.3 11.7 12.2
       
 Van goods    2002-03   9.04 9.98 9.46
 2003-04   10.2 9.97 10.1
 2004-05   10.2 10 10.2
       
 All goods    2002-03   12.7 10.6 12.4
 2003-04   12.4 10.6 12.2
 2004-05   11.9 10.5 11.8
       
 2. Average wagon load   2002-03   11.8 20.3 12.4
 (Tonnes)    2003-04   11.7 14.7 11.9
 2004-05   10.3 13.4 10.5
       
 3. Net load per train   2002-03   500 303 464
 (Tonnes)    2003-04   514 217 454
 2004-05   439 191 389
       
 4. Net Tonne-kilometres   2002-03   6,415 3,816 5,925
 per train hour    2003-04   6,451 2,895 5,770
 2004-05   5,494 3,175 5,118
       
         
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