5.1.2. Passenger transport by rail

  1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total number of carried passengers (in thous.) 227 147 182 944 177 046 184 735 190 748 177 232
by type of transport            
national transport 225 645 180 013 174 424 181 965 187 857 174 797
of which:  IDS  4 543 8 672 8 606 10 687 16 592 19 725
international transport1) 1 502 2 931 2 622 2 769 2 891 2 435
by class of car            
1st class 307 417 340 610 513 552
2nd class 226 840 182 527 176 706 184 125 190 235 176 680
             
Total passenger transport performance (mill. passengers-km) 8 005 7 018 6 954 7 300 7 299 6 597
by type of transport            
national transport 7 602 6 379 6 364 6 681 6 683 6 072
of which: IDS  56 170 197 208 225 304
international transport1) 403 639 590 618 616 524
by class of car            
1st class 80 102 86 109 97 70
2nd class 7 925 6 916 6 868 7 191 7 201 6 527
             
Seat-kilometres offered (in mill.) * 26 877 26 598 22 506 26 905 26 886
Use of seat-kilometres offered (%) * 26,11 26,14 32,43 27,13 24,54
      Source: MD's transport statistics
1) In the year 1995 departures from CR only