The percentage of rail transport in total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom decreased by 0.3 percentage points (-3.19 percent) in 2019 in comparison to the previous year. In 2019, the percentage of rail transport thereby reached its lowest value in recent years. According to Eurostat, rail freight is any goods moved by rail vehicles. This includes all packaging and equipment, such as intermodal transport units (ITU) and pallets as well as road goods vehicles carried by rail.
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Eurostat. (April 12, 2024). Rail freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694295/uk-rail-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
Eurostat. "Rail freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019." Chart. April 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694295/uk-rail-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
Eurostat. (2024). Rail freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694295/uk-rail-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
Eurostat. "Rail Freight Transport as a Percentage of Total Inland Freight Transport in The United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694295/uk-rail-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
Eurostat, Rail freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694295/uk-rail-freight-share-of-inland-transport/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rail freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019 [Graph], Eurostat, April 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694295/uk-rail-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
