No sign of modal shift to rail in new European market monitoring

Frankfurt (Main) railway station
Frankfurt (Main) railway station Deutsche Bahn

Between 2015 and 2018, the market share of rail compared to other land-based passenger transport in the EU has been stuck at around 7.8 percent. Although there has been a slight annual growth of 2.5 percent in rail traffic, a modal shift towards rail has not occurred, neither in passenger nor freight transport. These are the findings of a monitoring report of the European rail market presented in January.

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Author: Esther Geerts

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No sign of modal shift to rail in new European market monitoring

Frankfurt (Main) railway station
Frankfurt (Main) railway station Deutsche Bahn

Between 2015 and 2018, the market share of rail compared to other land-based passenger transport in the EU has been stuck at around 7.8 percent. Although there has been a slight annual growth of 2.5 percent in rail traffic, a modal shift towards rail has not occurred, neither in passenger nor freight transport. These are the findings of a monitoring report of the European rail market presented in January.

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Author: Esther Geerts

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