World - Railways

Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)

The value for Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in World was 6,228 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,228 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2,067 in 1995.

Definition: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: Internation Union of Railways (UIC)

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Year Value
1995 2,067
1996 2,139
1997 2,288
1998 2,556
1999 2,106
2000 2,282
2001 3,982
2002 3,766
2003 3,564
2004 3,904
2005 4,180
2006 5,396
2007 5,837
2010 6,228

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

The value for Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in World was 2,344 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,344 in 2007 and a minimum value of 1,469 in 1998.

Definition: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.

Source: Internation Union of Railways (UIC)

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Year Value
1995 2,016
1996 1,788
1997 1,492
1998 1,469
1999 1,498
2000 1,741
2001 1,908
2002 1,681
2003 1,931
2004 1,931
2005 2,286
2006 2,167
2007 2,344

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation