Table 1 : Indian Railways : Value of Assets (as on 31st March)
						(Rs.crore)
1.Capaital-at-Charge (comprising loan account)
		2005	2000	1992	1984	1977
Land		1726.65	651.86	333.56	111.90	76.32
Structural Engineering Works		26155.20	13771.77	8004.67	3225.08	1955.57
1	Stations and Offices	2613.83	771.95	524.01	193.89	103.10
2	Workshop and Stores Buildings	1707.27	816.00	518.84	261.51	62.04
3	Residential Buildings	1744.78	912.08	606.82	193.71	96.21
4	Tracks (formation+permanent way materials+Bridges)	20089.32	11271.74	6355.00	2575.97	1694.22
Rolling Stock		9205.50	6787.14	4155.67	3023.37	1900.20
1	Locomotives and Spare Boilers	5095.39	3312.80	1647.75	1045.76	560.87
2	Carriages including Rail Cars and E.M.U stcok	2250.34	1595.93	1020.79	811.94	542.81
3	Wagons	1848.00	1874.94	1483.08	1169.35	792.98
4	Ferries	2.03	2.18	3.22	3.25	3.54
5	Rail-Cum-Road Services	9.74	1.29	0.83	-6.93	-
Machinery and Plant		8713.65	6452.76	3493.46	760.02	218.77
Inventories,etc.		3428.87	1285.53	1246.08	437.80	206.38
Investment in Shares		1615.15	706.25	479.02	9.63	58.23
Total		50845.02	29655.31	17712.46	7567.80	4533.70
2.Block Assets ( Capital-at-Charge and also assets created out of Development fund as also the improve-
ment element in assets created out of Depreciation reserve fund and ACSPF as shown in block account).
		2005	2000	1992	1984	1977
Land		1964.25	829.62	360.32	111.91	76.32
Structural Engineering Works		57705.30	32191.84	12629.29	4397.89	2596.57
1	Stations and Offices	5182.45	2342.61	1038.93	379.76	213.93
2	Workshop and Stores Buildings	2595.39	1466.55	676.71	324.49	103.50
3	Residential Buildings	3274.78	1694.05	937.96	386.55	251.14
4	Tracks (formation+permanent way materials+Bridges)	46652.68	26688.63	9975.69	3307.09	2028.00
Rolling Stock		16739.42	11761.15	5121.63	3257.19	2032.04
1	Locomotives and Spare Boilers	8666.25	5569.16	2112.02	1146.70	616.83
2	Carriages including Rail Cars and E.M.U stcok	4661.68	3333.54	1360.34	864.71	584.18
3	Wagons	3320.89	2850.94	1644.37	1248.80	826.83
4	Ferries	3.02	3.00	3.88	3.91	4.20
5	RAIL-Cum-Road Services	87.58	4.51	1.02	-6.93	0
Machinery and Plant		16102.44	10309.35	4354.08	910.74	266.35
Inventories,etc.		3441.59	1798.36	1367.04	438.22	206.61
Investment in Shares		1635.39	726.32	479.87	9.64	58.44
Total		97588.39	57616.64	24312.23	9125.59	4533.70
Physical Assets
1	Number of Stations	7133	6867	7116	7065	7057
2	Number of Bridges	121295	122032	116000	112976	111309
	of which: Major	9682	10764	10283	9506	9224
3	Number of Level Crossing	35132	38659	38932	41518	40638
	of which: Manned	16642	16313	15775	15059	14208
4	Land Owned by Railways in Lakh Hectares	4.23	4.20	4.19	-	-
	of which: Track & Structures	3.10	3.34	2.97	-	-
	Vacant Land	0.43	0.25	0.61	-	-
5	Loco Shed in Operation	98	104	207	275	-
6	Repair Depots	296	324	409	426	-
7	Work Shed	45	44	46	49	46
Notes:	In 1977 total includes an amount of Rs.118.23 crores under miscellaneous account
	Land, Formation under tracks, inventories,investment in shares are non wasting assets.
	Block account  forms an annexure to appropriation accounts for the Indian Railways indicates the total including value of
	assets financed from the development fund, accident compensation, safety and passenger amenities fund and revenue
	as also the improvement element of the cost of assets financed from the depreciation resefrve fund.
	Total excludes minor assets financed from revenue as its replacement is financed from the current revenue.
Source:	GOI(2006), Explanatory Memorandum on the Railway Budget for 2006-07, Ministry of Railways
	(Railway Board), February and earlier issues.