Statistics in Railways - An Introduction

  

Statistics in Railways - An Introduction 

Sources:  

1. Manual of Statistical Instruction Volume 1

2. Statistics Manual 1 - Introduction 

Origin of the word Statistics:  German “Statistik” means Description of a State or a Country

Definition: The discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of Data. 

Characteristics:  

1. Numerically expressed 

2. Aggregate of facts 

3. Systematically collecting the Data 

4. Should be comparable to each other. 

5. Data are collected for a planned purpose. 

  

Statistics in Indian Railways: 

• Statistics Organization Incharge - Director Statistics & Economics, who works under the control of Member Finance in Railway Board.  

• Statistical Officer is incharge at Zonal Railways, who works under the control of PFA  

History of Indian Railways: 

• Official Use - Printed triennially (every 3 years). 

• Sale to the Public - Published Sexennially (every 6 years)

• From 1969 onwards - Published decennially (every 10 years) 

Factors - Railway Statistics: The Railway Statistics are based on the followin factors: 

1. Quantity - Expressed in number of tonnes and passengers transported and earnings derived. 

2. Distance - Expressed in Kilometres 

3. Duration - In Hours and Days 

4. Service - In Trains, Vehicles, Wagons & Engines 

• The above Primary Units are linked together to express in Composite items called Fundamental Units.  That is Fundamental Unit = Linking of Primary Units. Examples are: 

1. Tonne Kilometres ( Fundamental Unit) - Tonnes & Kilometres ( Primary Units) 

2. Passenger Kilometres (Fundamental Unit)  - Passengers & Kilometres (Primary Units  

• Derivating Units: Relationship that exists between two sets of Primary Units or Fundamental Units are called as Derivative Units. Examples are: 

Derivative Unit = Primary/Fundamental Unit + Primary/Fundamental Unit

Derivative Units	Primary / Fundamental Units	Primary/Fundamental Units
Earnings Per Passenger	Passenger Earnings (Primary)	Passengers carried (Primary)
Earnings per Passenger per Kilometre	Passenger Kilometres (Fundamental)	Passenger Earnings (Primary)
Average distance travelled by Passenger or Lead	PKM-Passenger KiloMetres (Fundamental)	Number of Passengers (Primary)
Average load in Wagons per Train	Wagon KiloMetres (Fundamental)	Goods Train Kilometres (Fundamental)

Principal Heads - Statistics in Indian Railways are grouped as under: 

SN	Principal Heads / Groups	Consists of :
1	Economic & Financial Statistics	Tri-monthly approximate figures of earnings (every 10 days), Traffic handled in the shape of passengers booked, monthly statistics of tonnage lifted and wagons loaded and of revenue and expenditure
2	Transportation Statistics	No of trains run, Train KMs, Shunting KMs, Wagon/Vehicle KMs, Engine KMs etc
3	Commercial Statistics	No of Passengeers /Tonnes carried, PKM, NTKM, Average Lead, Average fare/Rate, Claims etc
4	Rolling Stock & Workshop Repair Statistics	Repair & Maintenance of Rolling Stock, Engine failures, Hot Boxes, Outturn etc
5	Administrative Statistics	No of Staff, Sick days, Accidents, Pay Scales and Physical Statistics like Route KMs, No of Railway Stations, Gradients, curvature of the P.Way.

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