| Indicators | Unit | Data | Data Year | Data Source | Notes | Average | Range |
| Total Route | km | 7,791 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 69 | Includes 7,346 km broad-gauge and 445 meter-gauge. Does not include Yards and Sidings. | | |
| By Gauge | route-km | | | | | | |
| Broad Gauge (1.676m) | | 7,346 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 69 | 1.676m gauge. | | |
| Meter Gauge (1.000m) | | 445 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 69 | | | |
| Narrow Gauge (0.762) | | | | | | | |
| By Type | route-km | | | | | | |
| Single Track | | 9,928 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 71 | | | |
| Double Track | | 1,043 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 71 | | | |
| Electrified | | 293 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 71 | Data shows the length of route kilometers. For track kilometers, it is 544 track km. | | |
| Three/Multiple Tracks | | | | | | | |
| Total Track | km | 11,515 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 70 | Includes 10,960 km broad-gauge and 555 meter-gauge. | | |
| Total Population | million | 145.95 | 2004 | Economic Survey 2003-04, Page 135 | | | |
| Total Land Area | sq km | 796,100 | 2004 | Atlas of Pakistan | | | |
| Railway Density in terms of | | | | | | | |
| Population | rail route km/1,000 people | 0.05 | 2003 | | | 0.34 | 0.0009-0.73 |
| Land Area | rail route km/sq km land | 0.01 | 2003 | | | 0.12 | 0.00004-0.2 |
| Railway Traffic Density of Passenger | passengers transported annually/rail route km | 9,292 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 77 | Total Number of passengers is 72,397,000 | 44723 | 9,292-78,752 |
| Railway Traffic Density of Freight | tonnes transported annually/rail route km | 793 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 86 | Total freight carried by the Railways is 6,180,208 tonnes | 2335 | 310-8,218 |
| Freight Tonnes Carried - Net Tonne Kilometers (NTKM) | million | | | | | | |
| Passenger Kilometers (PKM) | million | 22,306 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 77 | | | |
| No.of Employees | | 86,153 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 113 | | | |
| (NTKM + PKM)/Employee | US$-km | | | | | | |
| (Freight Revenue + Passenger Revenue)/Employee | thousand US $ | 2.907 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 102 | | | |
| Average Rail Tariff | | | | | | | |
| Freight | US$/ton km | 0.018 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 87 | Rs. 1.03 per tonne per kilometer. 1 US$ = 58.20 PKR in 2004. | 0.0112 | 0.003-0.03 |
| Passenger | US$ per passenger per km | 0.006 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 77 | Average 33.30 Palsa (0.33 PKR) per passenger per km. 1 US$ = 58.20 PKR in 2004. | 0.043 | 0.016-0.14 |
| Goods Transported Annually by Rail | million tonnes/yr | 6.18 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 86 | | | |
| Passenger Transported Annually by Rail | million passengers/yr | 72.4 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 77 | | | |
| Rail Passenger Revenue | US$/passenger | 1.97 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111 | Calcuated based on Coach Earnings: Rs 8,316,409 thousand = US$ 1,42,894 (I US$ = PKR 58.2) Passenger Earnings: 7430951418 Rs | 0.57 | 0.0043-0.0069 |
| | US$/passenger-route km | 0.00025 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111 | | 0.0021 | 0.0002-0.0048 |
| | US$/PKM | 0.0064 | | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111 | [Passenger-km = 22,305,575,810] | | |
| Rail Freight Revenue | US$/ton goods | 14.12 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111 | Rs 5,077,362,000 = US$ 87,240 (I US$ = PKR 58.2) [ton-km = 4,819,756,000] | | |
| | US$/ton-route km | 0.0018 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111 | | | |
| | US$/NTKM | | 2003 | | | | |
| No. of Main Line Locomotives Operational -- Total | | 577 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 72 | | | |
| Electric | | 27 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 72 | | | |
| Diesel | | 536 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 72 | | | |
| Steam | | 14 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 72 | | | |
| No. of Passenger Coaches | | 1,553 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 73 | | | |
| No. of Freight Wagons | | 23,722 | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 74 | | | |
| Railway Passenger Share (% of total passenger domestic travel) | % | 9.4% | 2004 | Economic Survey 2003-04, Page 148 | | | 6%-9.4% |
| Railway Freight Haulage Share (% of total freight domestic carriage) | % | 4.2% | 2004 | Economic Survey 2003-04, Page 148 | | | 3.9%-12% |
| Rail Passenger Tariff | US$ per passenger per km | | 2003 | Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003. P.77 | | | |
| Long Distance | | 0.006 | | | It is the value for average rail passenger tariff per per passenger per km - 33.30 Palsa (0.33 PKR). 1 US$ = 58.20 PKR in 2004. | 0.0048 | 0.003-0.006 |
| Urban | | N/A | | |