Shares of Transportation Modes in India
| Total distance travelled (bpkm - billion passenger km) | Percentage shares | ||||||||
| Year | Road | Rail | Air | Total | Road | Rail | Air | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 23.0 | 66.5 | NA | 89.5 | 25.7 | 74.3 | NA | ||
| 1960-61 | 80.9 | 77.7 | NA | 158.6 | 51 | 49 | NA | ||
| 1970-71 | 210.0 | 118.1 | NA | 328.1 | 64 | 36 | NA | ||
| 1980-81 | 541.8 | 208.6 | NA | 750.4 | 72.2 | 27.8 | NA | ||
| 1990-91 | 767.7 | 295.6 | NA | 1063.3 | 72.2 | 27.8 | NA | ||
| 1999-2000 | 1831.6 | 430.7 | 11 | 2273.7 | 80.6 | 18.9 | 0.5 | ||
| 2000-01 | 2075.5 | 457.0 | 12 | 2544.8 | 81.5 | 18 | 0.5 | ||
| 2001-02 | 2413.1 | 490.9 | 12 | 2915.6 | 82.8 | 16.8 | 0.4 | ||
| 2002-03 | 2814.7 | 515.0 | 13 | 3342.5 | 84.2 | 15.4 | 0.4 | ||
| 2003-04 | 3070.2 | 541.2 | 15 | 3636.0 | 84.7 | 14.9 | 0.4 | ||
| 2004-05 | 3469.3 | 515.7 | 18 | 4003.0 | 86.7 | 12.9 | 0.4 | ||
| Total freight transported (btkm - billion tonne km) | Percentage shares | ||||||||
| Year | Road | Rail | Air | Water | Total | Road | Rail | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 6.0 | 37.6 | NA | NA | 43.6 | 13.8 | 86.2 | NA | NA |
| 1960-61 | 14.0 | 72.3 | NA | NA | 86.3 | 16.2 | 83.8 | NA | NA |
| 1970-71 | 47.7 | 110.7 | NA | NA | 158.4 | 30.1 | 69.9 | NA | NA |
| 1980-81 | 90.9 | 147.7 | NA | NA | 238.6 | 38.1 | 61.9 | NA | NA |
| 1990-91 | 145.1 | 235.8 | NA | NA | 380.9 | 38.1 | 61.9 | NA | NA |
| 1999-2000 | 467.0 | 305.2 | 0.1 | NA | 772.3 | 60.5 | 39.5 | 0.018 | NA |
| 2000-01 | 494.0 | 312.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 808.0 | 61.1 | 38.7 | 0.018 | 0.2 |
| 2001-02 | 515.0 | 333.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 850.1 | 60.6 | 39.2 | 0.019 | 0.2 |
| 2002-03 | 545.0 | 353.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 900.1 | 60.5 | 39.2 | 0.018 | 0.2 |
| 2003-04 | 595.0 | 381.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 978.2 | 60.8 | 39.0 | 0.020 | 0.2 |
| 2004-05 | 646.0 | 407.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1055.7 | 61.2 | 38.6 | 0.022 | 0.2 |
| Freight Traffic | Passenger Traffic | |||||
| Year | Freight Rail % | Freight Road % | Total Freight Traffic (billion tonne-km) |
Passenger Rail % | Passenger Road % | Total Passenger Traffic (billion passenger-km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 65.5 | 34.5 | 194.4 | 32.9 | 67.1 | 359.1 |
| 1973-74 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 199.1 | 31.6 | 68.4 | 427.6 |
| 1976-77 | 62.3 | 37.7 | 251.5 | 29.7 | 70.3 | 549.3 |
| 1979-80 | 54.6 | 45.4 | 285.8 | 27.9 | 72.1 | 710.4 |
| 1982-83 | 48.6 | 51.4 | 365.9 | 23.7 | 76.3 | 955.9 |
| 1985-86 | 48.7 | 51.3 | 422.7 | 22.2 | 77.8 | 1079.2 |
| 1988-89 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 505.0 | 23.0 | 77.0 | 1169.0 |
| 1999-2000 | 39.5 | 60.5 | 772.2 | 19.0 | 81.0 | 2262.3 |
| 2000-01 | 38.4 | 61.6 | 814.4 | 18.0 | 82.0 | 2532.5 |
| 2001-02 | 39.5 | 60.5 | 844.2 | 16.6 | 83.4 | 2963.8 |
| 2002-03 | 39.6 | 60.4 | 942.2 | 15.6 | 84.4 | 3299.5 |
| 2003-04 | 38.9 | 61.1 | 981.2 | 14.7 | 85.3 | 3676.6 |
| 2004-05 | 39.9 | 60.1 | 1020.4 | 13.3 | 86.7 | 3881.6 |