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Railway Freight Traffic by Category of Cargo |
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The coverage of this table is national railways, excluding local railways. |
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Item |
1996 |
1997 |
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Freight Traffic (10
000 tons) |
Freight
(Ton-kilometers) |
Average Transport Distance (km) |
Freight Traffic (10
000 tons) |
Freight
(Ton-kilometers) |
Average
Transport Distance (km) |
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Total |
161678 |
1292185 |
799 |
161880 |
1304641 |
806 |
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Coal |
72058 |
404847 |
562 |
70345 |
389365 |
554 |
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Coke |
3829 |
30269 |
791 |
3991 |
31605 |
792 |
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Petroleum |
7307 |
63693 |
872 |
7722 |
65672 |
850 |
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Steel and Iron |
9490 |
102568 |
1081 |
9896 |
106549 |
1077 |
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Metal Ores |
11237 |
55389 |
493 |
11712 |
56575 |
483 |
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Nonmetal Ores |
9408 |
56052 |
596 |
8964 |
52096 |
581 |
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9887 |
58200 |
589 |
10002 |
58161 |
581 |
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Cement |
4250 |
18884 |
444 |
3898 |
16734 |
429 |
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Timber |
3946 |
63020 |
1597 |
3867 |
63980 |
1655 |
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Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides |
4136 |
41585 |
1005 |
4186 |
44522 |
1064 |
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Grain |
6023 |
83414 |
1385 |
7087 |
102313 |
1444 |
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Cotton |
121 |
3456 |
2855 |
143 |
4061 |
2840 |
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Salt |
1156 |
9616 |
832 |
1099 |
9012 |
820 |
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Others |
18830 |
301192 |
1600 |
18968 |
303996 |
1603 |
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