5.1.2. Passenger transport by rail
  1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total number of carried passengers (in thous.) 227 147 177 046 184 735 190 748 177 232 174 179
by type of transport            
national transport 225 645 174 424 181 965 187 857 174 797 172 419
of which:  IDS  4 543 8 606 10 687 16 592 19 725 20 977
international transport1) 1 502 2 622 2 769 2 891 2 435 1 760
by class of car            
1st class 307 340 610 513 552 540
2nd class 226 840 176 706 184 125 190 235 176 680 173 639
             
Total passenger transport performance (mill. passengers-km) 8 005 6 954 7 300 7 299 6 597 6 518
by type of transport            
national transport 7 602 6 364 6 681 6 683 6 072 6 145
of which: IDS  56 197 208 225 304 327
international transport1) 403 590 618 616 524 373
by class of car            
1st class 80 86 109 97 70 72
2nd class 7 925 6 868 7 191 7 201 6 527 6 446
             
Seat-kilometres offered (in mill.) * 26 598 22 506 26 905 26 886 27 542
Use of seat-kilometres offered (%) * 26,14 32,43 27,13 24,54 23,66
1) Inl the year 1995 departures from CR only Source : MD's transport statistics