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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on South Africa & Zimbabwe

Definitions

  • A note: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
  • Narrow gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Note: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note.
  • Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Total > Per capita: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT South Africa Zimbabwe HISTORY
A note <a href=/kp/in+addition>in addition</a>, <a href=/country/sf><a href=/country/sf>South Africa</a></a> has an <a href=/encyclopedia/electricity><a href=/encyclopedia/electricity>electrified</a></a> 1.065-m gauge commuter rail system, with a total length of 1,254 km, which serves Johannesburg-Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, East London, and Port Elizabeth (2001) includes the 318 km Bulawaya-Beitbridge Railway Company line (2001)
Goods transported > Million ton-km 106,014
Ranked 9th. 67 times more than Zimbabwe
1,580
Ranked 58th.

Narrow gauge None None
Note includes a 1,210 km commuter rail system includes the 318 km Bulawayo-Beitbridge Railway Company line
Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 13,865
Ranked 17th. 24 times more than Zimbabwe
583
Ranked 49th.

Rail lines > Total route-km 22,051
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Zimbabwe
2,583
Ranked 57th.

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 435.9
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
202.05
Ranked 58th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 113,342
Ranked 9th. 72 times more than Zimbabwe
1,580
Ranked 61st.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 2.24
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Zimbabwe
0.124
Ranked 61st.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 18,865
Ranked 14th. 32 times more than Zimbabwe
583
Ranked 54th.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 377.37
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Zimbabwe
48.4
Ranked 56th.

Total 20,192 km
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Zimbabwe
3,427 km
Ranked 51st.

Total > Per $ GDP 81.85 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 49th.
614.12 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than South Africa

Total > Per capita 0.428 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 58% more than Zimbabwe
0.271 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Total per million 427.77 km
Ranked 30th. 78% more than Zimbabwe
240.69 km
Ranked 44th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Urban Development Department, Transport Division.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division.; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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