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Sri Lanka - Railway Data

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Indicators  

Unit

Data

Data Year

Data Source

Notes

Average

Range

Total Route  

km

1,200

2007

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p 18.

 

 

24.6-63,327

By Gauge

route-km

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broad Gauge (1.676m)

 

1,449

2006

CIA - The World Fact Book, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html. Accessed on Apr. 18, 2008.

As of 2002. For 1.676-m gauge.  

 

 

Meter Gauge (1.000m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Narrow Gauge (0.762)

 

59

2002

CIA -    The World Fact Book,  Accessed on July 11, 2004.  

As of 2002. For 0.762-m gauge.  

 

 

By Type

route-km

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Track

 

1,306

2003

 SLR performance 2003.  

 

 

 

Double Track

 

131

2003

 SLR performance 2003.  

 

 

 

Electrified

 

0

2002

 SLR performance 2003.  

 

 

 

Three/Multiple Tracks

 

13

2003

 SLR performance 2003.  

 

 

 

Total Track

km

1,640

2003

SLR performance 2003.  

 

 

 

Total Population

million

20

2006

World Development Indicators

 

 

 

Total Land Area

sq km

64,630

2006

 World Development Indicators

 

 

 

Railway Density in terms of  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Population

rail route km/1,000 people

0.06

2006

World Bank staff calculation

1,200/20,000,000

0.31

0.0008-0.06

Land Area

rail route km/sq km land  

0.02

2006

World Bank staff calculation

1,200/64,630

0.012

0.00004-0.02

Railway Traffic Density of Passenger  

passengers transported annually/rail route km

87,500

2006

 World Bank staff calculation

87,500/1,200

46,709

10,452-98,205

Railway Traffic Density of Freight  

tonnes transported annually/rail route km

1,292

2006

 World Bank staff calculation

1.55 mn MT / 1200 km

2,958

153-11,492

Freight Tonnes Carried - Net Tonne Kilometers (NTKM)

million  

  138

  2006

 Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.44

 

 

 

Passenger Kilometers (PKM)

million

4,312

2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.44

 

 

 

No.of Employees

 

16,898

2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.44

 

 

 

(NTKM + PKM)/Employee

US$-km  

  0.263

2006

World Bank staff calculation

 

 

 

(Freight Revenue + Passenger Revenue)/Employee

thousand US$

1.222

2006

World Bank staff calculation

 

 

 

Average Rail Tariff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight  

US$/ton km

0.019-0.024

2003

SLR performance 2003

Up country - 0.024/km,flat terrain - 0.019/km

0.044

0.013-0.14

Passenger

US$ per passenger per km

0.003-0.03

2003

SLR performance 2003

There are two categories: Long distance and suburban

0.006

0.006-0.01

Goods Transported Annually by Rail  

million tonnes/yr

1.55

2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

 

 

Passenger Transported Annually by Rail

million passengers/yr

105

2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

 

 

Rail Passenger Revenue  

US$/passenger

0.17

2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

 

 

 

US$/passenger-route km

0.00012

2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

 

 

 

US$/PKM

0.0041

  2006

 Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

 

 

Rail Freight Revenue  

US$/ton goods

1.98

2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

 

 

 

US$/ton-route km

0.0014

2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

0.0013

0.0002-0.0048

 

US$/NTKM

  0.00071

  2006

 Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

 

 

No. of Main Line Locomotives Operational  -- Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

0

2003

 

 

 

 

Diesel

 

193

2003

 

Diesel Electric 89 ( available 60), Diesel Hydrolic 54 (available 35), Diesel Multiple Units 50 (available 35)

 

 

Steam

 

2

2003

 

 

 

 

No. of Passenger Coaches  

 

512

2003

SLR performance 2003.  

 

 

 

No. of Freight Wagons

 

1,532

2003

SLR performance 2003.  

 

 

 

Railway Passenger Share (% of total passenger domestic travel)

%

6%

Latest info available until 2004.  

Overview.    Accessed on July 11, 2004.  

 

 

  6%-9.4%

Railway Freight Haulage Share (% of total freight domestic carriage)

%

3.90%

Latest info available until 2004.  

Overview.    Accessed on July 11, 2004.  

 

 

  3.9%-15%

Rail Passenger Tariff

US$ per passenger per km

 

 

The two categories are Long distance and suburban

 

 

 

Long Distance

 

0.003

2003

 

 

0.0048

  0.003-0.006

Urban

 

 

 

 

 

 

  0.003

Suburban

 

0.003

2003

 

 

 

  0.003

Percentage of Multi-Tracked Lines

%

 

 

 

 

30%

9.06%-54.3%

Total Operating Revenue

thousand US$

  23,977.5

  2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.35

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

thousand US$

  88,252.17

 2006

Public Expenditures Review of Rail and Bus sectors Sri Lanka 2007. p.44

 

 

 

Net Operating Income

thousand US$

  -64,274.67

 2006

World Bank staff calculation 

 

 

 

Operating Revenue perKilometer Route

thousand US$/rail route km

  19.98

 2006

World Bank staff calculation 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses per Kilometer Route

thousand US$/rail route km

 73.54

 2006

World Bank staff calculation 

 

 

 

Net Operating Income per Kilometer Route

thousand US$/rail route km

  -53.56

 2006

World Bank staff calculation 

 

 

 




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