15-16 BASIC STATISTICS ON RAILWAYS IN OPERATION |
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Item |
1978 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1997 |
1998 |
Length of Railways in Operation (km) |
48618 |
52119 |
53378 |
54616 |
57566 |
57584 |
In Formal Operation |
45539 |
49433 |
50310 |
50866 |
51395 |
51397 |
In Temporary Operation |
3079 |
2686 |
3068 |
3750 |
6172 |
6186 |
Proportion of the Length in Formal Operation |
93.7 |
94.8 |
94.3 |
93.1 |
89.3 |
89.3 |
Double-Tracking Length (km) |
7630 |
9989 |
13024 |
16909 |
19046 |
19673 |
As Percentage of the Length of Railways in Operation |
15.7 |
19.2 |
24.4 |
31 |
33.1 |
34.2 |
Length of Electrified Railways (km) |
1030 |
4151 |
6941 |
9703 |
12027 |
12984 |
As Percentage of Railways in Operation |
2.1 |
8 |
13 |
17.8 |
20.9 |
22.5 |
Length of Diesel Engine Routes (km) |
6550 |
10822 |
16097 |
24749 |
30940 |
33974 |
As Percentage of Railways in Operation |
13.5 |
20.8 |
30.2 |
45.3 |
53.7 |
59 |
Length Under Centralized Traffic Control |
|
1307 |
1169 |
1226 |
2332 |
2344 |
As Percentage of Railways in Operation |
|
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
Automatic Blocking Length (km) |
5981 |
6921 |
10370 |
12910 |
17344 |
21042 |
As Percentage of Railways in Operation |
12.3 |
13.3 |
19.4 |
23.6 |
29.2 |
36.5 |
Semi-automatic Blocking Length (km) |
34759 |
42625 |
38832 |
40859 |
41175 |
41360 |
As Percentage of Railways in Operation |
71.5 |
81.8 |
72.7 |
74.8 |
69.4 |
71.8 |
Length of Continuous Welded Rail (km) |
6530 |
10439 |
14644 |
21854 |
24662 |
25979 |
As Percentage of the Trunk Lines |
12.2 |
16.7 |
21.7 |
40 |
42.8 |
32.9 |
Number of Stations with Electric Interlocking (unit) |
1336 |
2320 |
3535 |
4587 |
5095 |
5184 |
As Percentage of Railways Stations in Operation |
27.7 |
46.9 |
62.9 |
73.9 |
87.5 |
89.9 |