TRANSPORTATION FIGURES FOR NORTH KOREA 1946-1949

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• Publication Date: July 11, 1950
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SUBJECT Trw1apartat1 in Figures for North Korea
194-1949
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13. Baggage handled
Hand luggage, piece
Baggage, piece
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Passenger cars operating
Standard tra'ame
Narrow gauge
Baggage cars operating
Standard gauge
Narrow gauge
1,135,554 1,162,345 1,325,678
465,577 486,302 633 220
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669.977 676,043 6
92,458
470 592 624
335 427 450
89 123 126
46 42 48
38 35 40
6 7 8
372,677
325
238
87
15. Total distance open (km) 15;,864,480 25,457,048 30,301,156 34,092,748
for passenger service
Passenger cars
Baggage cars
Distance traveled
by locomotives (km) 9,930,521 14,984,738 18,540,283 24,844,079
Steam locomotives 14,601,647 17,963,759 23,455,133
Electric locomotives 312,348 456,465 1,245,683
Diesel locomotives 70,143 120,059 143,263
17. Distance traveled by
trains (in km) 7,0614,751 10, 854, 729 13, 713, 977 19, 251, 724
Passenger trains 2,323,261 2,458,940 2,251,010 2,425,342
Freight trains 3,452, 929 14,951,532 7,5,7,133 12, 568, 021
Mixed trains 19288,561 3,444,257 3,915,834 4,258,361
18. Average daily number of
locomotives operating 366
Standard gauge 304
Narrow gauge 62
19, Fuel consumption, ton 680,930
Bituminous 336,287
Anthracite 203,343
Briquette 141,300
20. Number of cars repaired
At the factory 3,144
Locomotives 299
Freight cars 2,365
Passenger oars 480
At the machine shop 5,614
Steam locomotives 5,614
Electric locomotives
Diesel locomotives
367 438 454
308 360 373
59 78 81
1,035,307 1,373,300* 1,786,045
694x754 1,031,000 l 285,952
271,444 152,300 320,800
69,109 150,000 179,293
3,297
2,183
668
27,391,078 30,834,925
2,910,078 3,257,823
4,068 4,827
450 482
3,006 3,458
612 887
7,693 8,318* 10,554
1, 606
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42 102 163
45 282 293
At Car Inspection Division 49,638 96,14s* 97,323 82,895
Freight cars 43.659 85,693 81,489 69,143
Passenger cars 5,979 10,452 15.834 13.4452
21. Railroad t--s changed 584,442* 1.342.738 1,029.752 1,450,001.
Stan lor; gauge 480,043 1,1 1,414
Narrow, e44,489 1.257,65-
Narrow 104,379 171,321 185,263 192,348
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New ties installed
8,486,994
8,486,994
8,466,994
Standard gauge
7,542,072
7,542,000
7, 51.+2, 000
Narrot gauge
%4,922
944,994
944,994
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Total new track, km
5,707,700
Standard gauge
4.,890 " 711
Narrow gauge
816,989
B. Automobile Transport
1.
Freight carried by truck
2330.000
537,485
838.414
1,216,493
2.
(tore)
Length of road traveled
9,964,000
210135,705
29,160,000
36,791,044
3.
(km)
Distance in In by car
5,976,,000
14,381,098
19,14)40,000
25,143,800
14.
Car passengers
5,633,000
4,182,180
6,078,007
7,210,240
5.
Kilometers traveled
66,622,500
68,887,377
91,006,335
1130791,230
6.
Kilometers run by oar
2,961,000
3,438,648
4,284,567
5,202,477
7.
Freight handled by land
(ton)
3,400,908
10,049,373
10,718,000
150789,240
8.
Wharf handling (tons)
2,456,984
3,993,000
4,298,730
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Automobile repairs
Cars
4,691
6,332
7,492
Buses
382
680
885
Trucks
3,986
',075
5,457
Small cars
311
357
383
:special cars
12
Parts for cars
377
620
767
C. Mlarine Transport
1,
Toni carried by ship
287,000
330,720
538,699
M,343
2.
Total mileage
13,202,000
148168,218
35,672,880
41,273,560
Navigeled miles
6,072,920
252,590
2,099,360
2,978,290
Passengers by ship
315,505
538,567
622,176
Total mileage
1,687,831
2,624,577
3,289,582
Navigted miles
23,455
84,321
102,170
4. Repairs to ves ,els
Passenger craft
Cargo vessels
Barges
Tugs
D. Estimates for 1950
377 649 811
19 26
374 443
207 254
49 88
1. The total number of train passengers estimated for 1950 is 37,255,000, traveling
a distance of an estimated 23,449,300,000 kilometers, over an estimated 37,345,000
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kilometers of tracks. Locomotives are expect to travel 30,119,000 kilometers
and trains, 25,423,400-
2. Truck freight torragge for 1950 is estimated at 1,997,043 tons. Passenger bus
travel is estimated at 1?105,757, totaling l,b40,245,950 kilometers over
6,1.,5,798 kilometers of road. The number of cars to be repaired is estimated
at 11,235.
3. Freight to be carried by ships in 1950 is estimated at 1,204,826 tons and
passengers at 691,902, traveling a total of 3,669,344 miles. It is estimated
that 1,107 vessels will require repairs.
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Comment: This figure appears to be incorrect but is iven as received.
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