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Indicators  UnitDataData YearData SourceNotesAverageRange
Total Route  km7,7912003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 69Includes 7,346 km broad-gauge and 445 meter-gauge. Does not include Yards and Sidings. 
By Gaugeroute-km       
Broad Gauge (1.676m)  7,3462003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 691.676m gauge.   
Meter Gauge (1.000m)  4452003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 69 
Narrow Gauge (0.762)         
By Typeroute-km       
Single Track  9,9282003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 71 
Double Track  1,0432003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 71 
Electrified  2932003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 71Data shows the length of    route kilometers. For track kilometers, it is 544 track km.   
Three/Multiple Tracks         
Total Trackkm11,5152003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 70Includes 10,960 km broad-gauge and 555 meter-gauge. 
Total Populationmillion145.952004Economic Survey 2003-04, Page 135 
Total Land Areasq km796,1002004Atlas of Pakistan 
Railway Density in terms of           
Populationrail route km/1,000 people0.052003 

0.34

  0.0009-0.73

Land Arearail route km/sq km land  0.012003 

0.12

  0.00004-0.2

Railway Traffic Density of Passenger  passengers transported annually/rail route km9,2922003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 77Total Number of passengers is 72,397,000

44723

9,292-78,752

Railway Traffic Density of Freight  tonnes transported annually/rail route km7932003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 86Total 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)million22,3062003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 77 
No.of Employees  86,1532003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 113 
(NTKM + PKM)/EmployeeUS$-km         
(Freight Revenue + Passenger Revenue)/Employeethousand US $2.9072003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 102 
Average Rail Tariff         
Freight  US$/ton km0.0182003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 87Rs. 1.03 per tonne per kilometer. 1 US$ = 58.20 PKR in 2004.

0.0112

   0.003-0.03

PassengerUS$ per passenger per km0.0062003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 77Average 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/yr6.182003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 86 
Passenger Transported Annually by Railmillion passengers/yr72.42003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 77 
Rail Passenger Revenue  US$/passenger1.972003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111Calcuated based on Coach Earnings: Rs 8,316,409 thousand = US$ 1,42,894 (I US$ = PKR 58.2) Passenger Earnings: 7430951418 Rs

0.57

0.0043-0.0069

  US$/passenger-route km0.000252003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111

0.0021

  0.0002-0.0048

  US$/PKM0.0064  Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111[Passenger-km = 22,305,575,810] 
Rail Freight Revenue  US$/ton goods14.122003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111Rs 5,077,362,000 = US$ 87,240 (I US$ = PKR 58.2) [ton-km = 4,819,756,000]
  US$/ton-route km0.00182003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 111 
  US$/NTKM  2003   
No. of Main Line Locomotives Operational  -- Total  5772003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 72 
Electric  272003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 72 
Diesel  5362003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 72 
Steam  142003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 72 
No. of Passenger Coaches    1,5532003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 73 
No. of Freight Wagons  23,7222003Pakistan Railways Year Book 2002-2003, Page 74 
Railway Passenger Share (% of total passenger domestic travel)%9.4%2004Economic Survey 2003-04, Page 148

  6%-9.4%

Railway Freight Haulage Share (% of total freight domestic carriage)%4.2%2004Economic Survey 2003-04, Page 148

  3.9%-12%

Rail Passenger TariffUS$ per passenger per km  2003Pakistan 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

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