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Item |
1978 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1997 |
1998 |
Passenger Coaches (coach) |
14844 |
20872 |
27261 |
32404 |
34346 |
34246 |
Soft Berth Coaches |
435 |
679 |
1061 |
1537 |
1849 |
1926 |
Hard Berth Coaches |
2155 |
2633 |
4351 |
7607 |
9031 |
9182 |
Soft Seat Coaches |
78 |
260 |
330 |
574 |
764 |
750 |
Hard Seat Coaches |
8888 |
13700 |
17503 |
18076 |
17760 |
17273 |
Soft and Hard Seat Coaches |
131 |
114 |
63 |
35 |
28 |
25 |
Dining Cars |
820 |
1221 |
1520 |
1695 |
1800 |
1795 |
Luggage and Post Cars |
1149 |
1498 |
1686 |
1949 |
2033 |
2092 |
Business Cars |
85 |
87 |
77 |
87 |
74 |
70 |
Simple and Substitute Cars |
528 |
79 |
42 |
9 |
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Others |
575 |
601 |
628 |
835 |
1007 |
1133 |
Freight Cars (coach) |
250138 |
300886 |
364966 |
432731 |
437686 |
439326 |
Grouped by Type of Car |
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Covered Cars |
40054 |
52667 |
66668 |
80437 |
81385 |
85373 |
Open Cars |
150745 |
185684 |
232999 |
268179 |
264358 |
257172 |
Flat Cars |
20747 |
18753 |
18726 |
27461 |
31451 |
30686 |
Hazardous Materials Cars |
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1229 |
1580 |
1568 |
1578 |
Tank Cars |
33045 |
31837 |
33646 |
37119 |
35579 |
37191 |
Refrigerator Cars |
2439 |
3991 |
5150 |
7030 |
7802 |
8051 |
Others |
3108 |
7944 |
6548 |
10925 |
15543 |
19275 |
Grouped by Capacity of Car |
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20 20 Tons and Under |
1400 |
1476 |
949 |
1458 |
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25-40 25-40 Tons |
44409 |
21520 |
8699 |
8786 |
4575① |
5987① |
50 50 Tons |
106792 |
104456 |
92442 |
48287 |
29502 |
19560 |
51-59 51-59 Tons |
18068 |
16544 |
15500 |
27951 |
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60 60 Tons |
72453 |
153198 |
238680 |
342086 |
325778 |
323976 |
65 65 Tons |
3380 |
1571 |
6825 |
3546 |
72580② |
84360② |
73 73 Tons and Over |
294 |
306 |
329 |
385 |
5251③ |
5443③ |
Others |
3342 |
1815 |
1542 |
232 |
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Total Loading Capacity of Freight Cars (10 000 tons) |
1230.2 |
1612.5 |
2055.3 |
2502.9 |
2560.1 |
2614 |
Average Loading Capacity per Car (ton) |
49.8 |
53.9 |
56.6 |
57.9 |
58.5 |
59.5 |
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a) Statistics on freight cars are based on marked loading capacity of cars since 1997, resulting in the |
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adjustment of grouping of cars. Data marked ① refer to cars with a loading capacity of 40 tons and less |
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(including 20 tons and less), data marked ② refer to cars with a loading capacity of 61 tons, and ③ refer to |
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cars with a loading capacity of 70 tons and over. |
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