Railways transport freight measured by mil tonne-km rose 5.50% to 654,285 mil tonne-km in India in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, railways transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in India reached an all time high of 681,696 mil tonne-km in 2014 and an all time low of 158,474 mil tonne-km in 1980.
India has been ranked 4th within the group of 69 countries we follow in terms of railways transport freight measured by mil tonne-km.
| Railways Transport Freight (mil tonne-km) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Afghanistan | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bangladesh | mil tonne-km | 525 | 677 | 694 | 1,053 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | mil tonne-km | 2,917,390 | 2,753,020 | 2,375,430 | 2,379,230 | 2,696,220 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | mil tonne-km | 665,810 | 681,696 | 654,481 | 620,175 | 654,285 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil tonne-km | 22,400 | 24,461 | 25,014 | 27,243 | 30,299 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil tonne-km | 21,071 | 21,029 | 21,519 | 21,265 | 21,663 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil tonne-km | 1,760 | 1,741 | 1,474 | 1,349 | 1,234 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Maldives | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Myanmar | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Pakistan | mil tonne-km | 419 | 1,090 | 3,301 | 4,774 | 5,031 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil tonne-km | 2,196,217 | 2,300,532 | 2,305,945 | 2,344,087 | 2,493,428 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | 133 | ... | 127 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| USA | mil tonne-km | 2,541,355 | 2,702,743 | 2,537,845 | 2,314,699 | 2,445,138 |
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