15-27    Principal Economic and Technical Indicators of National 
Railway Transport
Item 1997 1998   2000 2001
1999
 
           
  Average Daily Ton-kilometers of Freight                                                             
    Locomotives                       (10 000 ton-km) 94.5 94.5 97.0 99.4 99.9
      Steam Locomotives                                50.5 44.3 42.0 42.3 40.0
      Diesel Locomotives                               101.5 98.6 98.8 101.1 100.7
      Electric Locomotives                             99.3 99.0 99.5 99.6 100.7
  Average Total Tonnage of Freight Locomotives  (ton) 2632 2633 2654 2676 2760
      Steam Locomotives                                1936 1804 1720 1712 1775
      Diesel Locomotives                               2642 2604 2596 2608 2668
      Electric Locomotives                             2856 2861 2870 2869 2985
  Daily Distance per Freight Locomotive          (km) 428 430 438 443 437
  Daily Distance per Passenger Locomotive        (km) 504 507 520 521 533
  Coal Consumption of Steam Locomotives                                  
     (kg/10 000 ton-km) 155.6 175.8 206.6 207.8 195.0
  Oil Consumption of Diesel Locomotives                                  
     (kg/10 000 ton-km) 25.2 26.0 26.2 25.8 25.7
  Electricity Consumption of Electric Locomotives                        
    (kwh/10 000 ton-km) 111.7 112.7 113.6 113.2 113.1
  Punctuality Rate of Freight Trains at Departure(%) 95.5 96.0 96.8 97.2 97.2
  Punctuality Rate of Freight Trains in Running  (%) 94.6 96.0 96.6 96.8 96.8
  Punctuality Rate of Passenger Trains at Departure (%)  99.3 99.6 99.8 99.8 99.8
  Punctuality Rate of Passenger Trains in Running(%) 93.5 94.4 97.3 97.1 96.9
  Technical Speed of Passenger Trains         (km/hr) 62.8 64.2 65.7 66.6 69.5
  Travelling Speed of Passenger Trains        (km/hr) 53.3 54.5 56.0 56.8 60.5
  Density of Passenger Transport                                    
      (10 000 passenger-km/km) 615.6 641.0 699.0 753.0 785.0
  Technical Speed of Freight Trains           (km/hr) 45.3 45.8 46.5 46.4 46.7
  Running Speed of Freight Trains             (km/hr) 31.4 31.8 31.6 31.8 39.5
  Density of Freight Transport(10 000 ton-km/km)                  2266.3 2129.4 2171.5 2273.6 2412.0
  Turning Around Time of Freight Cars          (day) 4.57 5.48 5.50 5.39 5.08
  Handling Time of Freight                     (hour) 18.1 22.8 23.4 23.1 22.0
  Transfer Waiting Time per Car                (hour) 4.6 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.6
  Static Load of Freight Cars (Standard Gauge)  (ton) 57.3 57.6 57.7 57.9 58.1
  Utilization Rate of Loading Capacity of Freight Cars (%)    96.5 96.6 96.8 97.1 97.3