Rail freight traffic - worldwide 2005-2025

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 24, 2023
This statistic represents the performance of global rail freight traffic in 2005 and 2015 and gives a forecast of the market development in 2025. In 2015, the global rail freight traffic amounted to over 10 trillion ton kilometers and is expected to reach just under 12 trillion ton kilometers by 2025.

Global rail freight traffic from 2005 to 2025 (in billion ton kilometers)

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2017

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Worldwide

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2005 and 2015

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