South Africa - Railways

Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)

The value for Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in South Africa was 113,342 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113,342 in 2008 and a minimum value of 99,773 in 1996.

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 99,850
1996 99,773
1997 103,866
1998 102,777
2000 100,434
2001 106,654
2002 105,719
2003 105,724
2004 106,549
2005 108,513
2007 106,014
2008 113,342

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

The value for Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in South Africa was 13,864.98 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,864.98 in 2007 and a minimum value of 991.00 in 2005.

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

Source: Internation Union of Railways (UIC)

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Year Value
1995 10,243.00
1996 10,978.00
1997 12,551.00
1998 12,728.00
1999 11,564.00
2000 11,890.00
2001 13,023.00
2002 1,126.00
2003 996.00
2004 1,001.00
2005 991.00
2007 13,864.98

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation