16-18Number of National Railway Passenger
Coachesand Freight Cars Owned
Item
1985
1990
1995
2000
2002
2003
Passenger Coaches(coach)
20872
27261
32404
35989
37942
38972
Soft Berth
Coaches
679
1061
1537
2055
2421
2621
Hard Berth
Coaches
2633
4351
7607
10139
11738
11920
Soft Seat
Coaches
260
330
574
764
676
746
Hard Seat
Coaches
13700
17503
18076
17571
17148
17210
Soft and Hard
Seat Coaches
114
63
35
25
5
5
Dining
Cars
1221
1520
1695
1847
2008
1983
Luggage and
Post Cars
1498
1686
1949
2144
2237
2226
Business
Cars
87
77
87
69
62
71
Simple and
Substitute Cars
79
42
9
Others
601
628
835
1375
1647
2190
Freight Cars(coach)
300886
364966
432731
439943
446707
503868
Grouped by Type of Car
Covered
Cars
52667
66668
80437
92569
91835
95678
Open Cars
185684
232999
268179
252977
257642
308578
Flat Cars
18753
18726
27461
24685
28028
29115
Hazardous
Materials Cars
1229
1580
1578
1956
2056
Tank Cars
31837
33646
37119
37778
39258
40495
Refrigerator
Cars
3991
5150
7030
7909
7711
7696
Others
7944
6548
10925
22447
20277
20250
Grouped by Capacity of Car
20 Tons and
Under
1476
949
1458
25-40 Tons
21520
8699
8786
7765¢Ù
8546
8525
50 Tons
104456
92442
48287
15799
3607
3590
51-59Tons
16544
15500
27951
54218
54452
60 Tons
153198
238680
342086
307521
233327
268063
65 Tons
1571
6825
3546
103431¢Ú
138624
159620
73 Tons and
Over
306
329
385
5427¢Û
796
2029
Others
1815
1542
232
Total Loading Capacity of Freight
1612.5
2055.3
2502.9
2619.9
2686.2
3040.9
Cars(10 000 tons)
Average Marked Loading Capacity
per
53.9
56.6
57.9
59.6
60.1
60.4
Car(ton)
a)
Statistics on freight cars are based on marked loading capacity of cars since
1997, resulting in the adjustment of grouping of cars. Data marked ¢Ù refer to cars with a
loading capacity
of 20 tons and less, data marked ¢Ú refer to cars with a loading capacity of 61 tons, and ¢Û refer to cars with a loading capacity
of 70 tons and over.
