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