South Asia - Railways

Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)

The value for Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in South Asia was 4,774.00 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,187.00 in 2008 and a minimum value of 472.12 in 2013.

Definition: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: Internation Union of Railways (UIC)

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Year Value
1995 3,175.00
1996 2,929.50
1997 2,705.50
1998 2,671.50
1999 2,433.00
2000 3,612.00
2001 4,520.00
2002 4,573.00
2003 2,882.50
2004 2,846.00
2005 2,915.50
2007 3,115.00
2008 6,187.00
2011 1,225.00
2012 492.24
2013 472.12
2014 1,090.00
2015 1,997.50
2016 4,774.00

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

The value for Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in South Asia was 21,201 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,731 in 2008 and a minimum value of 8,253 in 2013.

Definition: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.

Source: Internation Union of Railways (UIC)

See also:

Year Value
1995 10,796
1996 11,330
1997 11,434
1998 11,315
1999 11,329
2000 11,218
2001 11,899
2002 12,431
2003 13,282
2004 13,864
2005 14,298
2007 15,607
2008 24,731
2011 14,336
2012 8,787
2013 8,253
2014 19,779
2015 14,500
2016 21,201

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation