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| 16-18 Number of
National Railway Passenger Coaches and Freight Cars Owned |
| Item | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | | | | | | | |
| Passenger Coaches (coach) | 20872 | 27261 | 32404 | 35989 | 39766 | 40328 | | Soft Berth
Coaches | 679 | 1061 | 1537 | 2055 | 3049 | 3109 | | Hard Berth
Coaches | 2633 | 4351 | 7607 | 10139 | 12550 | 12942 | | Soft Seat
Coaches | 260 | 330 | 574 | 764 | 772 | 759 | | Hard Seat
Coaches | 13700 | 17503 | 18076 | 17571 | 16965 | 16900 | | Soft and Hard
Seat Coaches | 114 | 63 | 35 | 25 | | 2 | | Dining
Cars | 1221 | 1520 | 1695 | 1847 | 2058 | 2108 | | Luggage and
Post Cars | 1498 | 1686 | 1949 | 2144 | 2362 | 2480 | | Business
Cars | 87 | 77 | 87 | 69 | 77 | 78 | | Others | 680 | 670 | 844 | 1375 | 1933 | 1950 |
| Freight Cars (coach) | 300886 | 364966 | 432731 | 439943 | 520101 | 541824 | | Grouped by Type of Car | | | | | | | | Covered
Cars | 52667 | 66668 | 80437 | 92569 | 96107 | 99206 | | Open Cars | 185684 | 232999 | 268179 | 252977 | 323970 | 343480 | | Flat Cars | 18753 | 18726 | 27461 | 24685 | 29530 | 30290 | | Hazardous
Materials Cars | | 1229 | 1580 | 1578 | 2056 | 2056 | | Tank Cars | 31837 | 33646 | 37119 | 37778 | 40222 | 38331 | | Refrigerator
Cars | 3991 | 5150 | 7030 | 7909 | 7696 | 7419 | | Others | 7944 | 6548 | 10925 | 22447 | 20250 | 21042 | | Grouped by Capacity of Car | | | | | | | | 20 Tons and
Under | 1476 | 949 | 1458 | | | | | 25-40 Tons | 21520 | 8699 | 8786 | | | | | | | | 7765 | 8731 | 8482 | | | | | | | 3590 | | 41-49Tons | | | | | 7589 | 7589 | | 50 Tons | 104456 | 92442 | 48287 | 15799 | 3538 | 3512 | | 51-59Tons | 16544 | 15500 | 27951 | | 54456 | 52565 | | 60 Tons | 153198 | 238680 | 342086 | 307521 | 267065 | 265154 | | | | | | 175111 | 195911 | | 65 Tons | 1571 | 6825 | 3546 | | | | | | | | 5427 | 3611 | 8611 | | 73 Tons and
Over | 306 | 329 | 385 | | | | | Others | 1815 | 1542 | 232 | | | | | Total Loading Capacity of Freight | 1612.5 | 2055.3 | 2502.9 | 2619.9 | 3147.0 | 3294.5 |
| Cars (10 000 tons) | | | | | | | | Average Marked Loading Capacity
per | 53.9 | 56.6 | 57.9 | 59.6 | 60.5 | 60.8 |
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