2.3.2. Breakdown of employees of main operators of the railway transport

  1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 101 874 93 261 90 479 87 215 85 225 82 839
by gender            
females 32 398 29 288 28 493 27 237 27 004 25 664
males 69 476 63 973 60 906 59 978 58 221 57 175
General Administration               
Total 3 287 4 450 4 172 3 823 3 738 3 639
Railway operators             
Total 86 484 86 982 84 928 81 650 81 487 79 200
by type of employment             
operating and station staff 48 608 42 967 42 405 40 571 39 818 38 463
traction and rolling stock maintenance 22 531 25 434 24 456 23 456 22 637 22 026
infrastructure maintenance 15 345 18 581 18 067 17 623 17 265 16 964
             
Other activities, total  12 103 1 829 1 379 1 742 1 753 1 747
      Source: MD's transport statistics