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Afghanistan - Railway Data

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Indicators  

Unit

Data

Data Year

Data Source

Notes

Average

Range

   Total Route  

 km

24.6

2001

CIA - The World Fact Book, Accessed on Aug 29, 2004.

 

 

24.6-63,327

 By Gauge

 route-km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Broad Gauge (1.676m)

 

24.6

2001

CIA - The World Fact Book, at    Accessed on Aug 29, 2004.  

9.6 km 1.524-m gauge from Gushgy (Turkmenistan) to Towraghondi; 15 km 1.524-m gauge from Termiz (Uzbekistan) to Kheyrabad transshipment point on south bank of Amu Darya  

 

 

 Meter Gauge (1.000m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Narrow Gauge (0.762)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 By Type

 route-km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Single Track

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Double Track

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Electrified

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Three/Multiple Tracks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Track

 km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Population

 million

32.7

2008

CIA -   The World Fact Book, at    Accessed on May 15, 2008.  

 

 

 

 Total Land Area

 sq km

647,500

2006

World Bank World Development Indicators

 

 

 

 Railway Density in terms of  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Population

 rail route km/1,000 people

0.0008

2008 

World Bank Staff Calculation 

 

0.34

0.0008-0.73

 Land Area

rail route km/sq km land  

0.00004

 2008

 World Bank Staff Calculation

 

0.12

0.00004-0.2

 Railway Traffic Density of Passenger  

 passengers transported annually/rail route km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Railway Traffic Density of Freight  

tonnes transported annually/rail route km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Freight Tonnes Carried - Net Tonne Kilometers (NTKM)

 million  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Passenger Kilometers (PKM)

 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 No.of Employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (NTKM + PKM)/Employee

 US$-km  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (Freight Revenue + Passenger Revenue)/Employee

 thousand US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Rail Tariff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Freight  

 US$/ton km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Passenger

 US$ per passenger per km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Goods Transported Annually by Rail  

 million tonnes/yr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Passenger Transported Annually by Rail

 million passengers/yr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Rail Passenger Revenue  

 US$/passenger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 US$/passenger-route km