Freight Trains(MG)

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Freight Trains (Mg)

During the year 2008-09, the number of freight trains run on the Metre Gauge totalled 13450 and they covered a total 1058536 kilometres. These figures do not include 399768 train-kilometres run on departmental account. The goods proportion of the mixed train-kilometrage was 95843 during the year under review. Freight wagon kilometres on goods as well as mixed trains were 54148817 and these do not include 9988635 wagonkilometres on departmental account. Year-wise position is indicated below:-

	Number	Freight	Number	Total	Wagon
	of freight	Train	of loaded	Number	kilometres
Year	trains run	kilometres	Wagons	of wagons	(Thousands)
		(Thosands)	per train	per train

July-June

1969-70	30,517	2,858	35.1	50.1	144,028
1996-97	13,684	1,033	32	43.1	53,269
1997-98	14,154	1,069	35.6	48.2	61.786
1998-99	13,402	1,078	37	49.6	63,461
1999-00	13,624	1,090	35.2	48.2	61,448
2000-01	14,528	1,102	37.5	47.8	62,010
2001-02	15,191	1,139	38	49	63,895
2002-03	14,397	1,085	37.3	46.7	57,345
2003-04	13,872	1,069	38	47	57,817
2004-05	11514	988	37.0	45.6	524477
2005-06	14131	1203	37.1	46	62369
2006-07	13635	1203	37.1	45.8	61977
2007-08	13085	1073	37.7	46.8	54789
2008-09	13450	1059	38.0	46.9	54149