| 2.3.2. Breakdown of employees of main operators of the railway transport | ||||||
| 1995 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Total | 101 874 | 90 479 | 87 215 | 85 225 | 82 839 | 79 818 |
| by gender | ||||||
| females | 32 398 | 28 493 | 27 237 | 27 004 | 25 664 | 24 494 |
| males | 69 476 | 60 906 | 59 978 | 58 221 | 57 175 | 54 251 |
| General Administration | ||||||
| Total | 3 287 | 4 172 | 3 823 | 3 738 | 3 639 | 3 476 |
| Railway operators | ||||||
| Total | 86 484 | 84 928 | 81 650 | 81 487 | 79 200 | 76 342 |
| by type of employment | ||||||
| operating and station staff | 48 608 | 42 405 | 40 571 | 39 818 | 38 463 | 21 738 |
| traction and rolling stock maintenance | 22 531 | 24 456 | 23 456 | 22 637 | 22 026 | 21 264 |
| infrastructure maintenance | 15 345 | 18 067 | 17 623 | 17 265 | 16 964 | 31 610 |
| Other activities, total | 12 103 | 1 379 | 1 742 | 1 753 | 1 747 | 1 730 |
| Source: MD's transport statistics | ||||||