Passengers by speed of train
methods, notes and classification
DATA_DESCR Eurostat collects rail transport statistics by two means: 1.áVoluntary data collection. Data are collected using the Common Questionnaire of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Eurostat and the International Transport Forum (ITF). Full details are set outáin another documentá(see link to 21.3. Annex, at the bottom of the page). The followingáEurostat dissemination tables are based on this dataácollection: all tables in subsection: Railway transport infrastructure (rail_if) all tables in subsection: Railway transport equipment (rail_eq) all tables in subsection: Railway transport - enterprises, economic performance and employment (rail_ec) all tables in subsection: Railway traffic (rail_tf) but table Train movements (rail_tf_trainmv) table Railway transport - Number of victims by type of injury (rail_ac_inj) in subsection Railway transport - Accidents (rail_ac)á Additionally, one table ináthe regional transport section is based onáa differentávoluntary data collection (REGWeb questionnaire) and contains information on railway infrastructure (length of railway lines - total, electrified and with double or more tracks) by NUTS 2 regions. 2. Mandatory data collection based on the legal act. Data collection on goods and passenger transport,áand onárail accidents is based on Regulation EC 91/2003 from the beginning of 2003. The freight data from 1982 until 2002 are based on Directive 80/1177/EEC. Compared to the Directive, Regulation 91/2003 covers the transport of passengers and statistics on accidents in addition to the transport of goods. A detailed description of the source of each dissemination table can be found in the section 21.3 Annexá(Legal acts and corresponding dissemination tables) at the bottom of this page.
CLASS_SYSTEM Goods transported by rail are classified according to the 24 groups of goods following the 'Standard Goods Classification for Transport Statistics/Revised (NST/R)'.áWith effect fromáreference year 2008 - according to the new classificationáNST 2007. The codes of regions used in the region-to-region statistics are indicated in Regulation (EC) 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council. For more information on NUTS classification please refer to the following link. Classification of dangerous goods follows PartáI of Annex I of Council Directive 96/49/EC and the regulation concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail, usually known as the RID.
STAT_CONC_DEF The statistical units for rail transport statistics are all railway undertakingsáin the EEA.áUndertakings whoseásole business is to provide services for the transport of passengers by metro, tram and/or light rail are excluded. Rail transport statisticsáuse the "territoriality principle", meaningáthat each country reports the loading/embarkation, unloading/disembarkation and movements of goods and passengers that take place ináits national territory. For this reason, "tonne-kilometre" or "passenger-kilometre"áare the best measure for comparing transport modes and countries, because the use of tonnes or passengers entails a high risk of double counting, particularly in international transport. Theávolume and performance of rail freight traffic are measured in tonnes (mass) and tonne-kilometres. Passenger transport by rail is measured in the number of passengers andáin passenger-kilometres. Information on the number of train kilometres is also available (for both passenger and freight transport). As regards freight and passenger transport, rail data are available at national (annual and quarterly data) and regional (NUTS 2) levels (every five years). Traffic flows on the rail network are measured in number of trains - passenger, freight and others (optional) - every five years. For accident statistics, all undertakings are covered (irrespective of whether the statistics are detailed or simplified). The number of persons killed or injured (by category of persons) and the number of accidents (by type of accident) are provided. Annexes B (freight transport) and D (passenger transport)áset out simplified reporting requirements that may be used by Members States as an alternative to the normal detailed reporting set out in Annexes A and C, for undertakings below the thresholds laid down in Article (2) of Regulation (EC) No 91/2003. As a consequence, for some countries (which apply both simplified and detailed reportingáfor railway undertakings, depending on their transport performance), the totals may vary between the dissemination tables (depending on whether they include only detailed reporting or detailed and simplified reporting figures). Please refer to section 3.1 Data description or to the list of production tables used for compiling of the dissemination tables which are available on CIRCA (Transport Statistics/02.Rail/2.Data monitoring). For certain tables, the number of intermodal transport units (containers, swap bodies and road vehicles) are reported, in addition to tonnes and tonne-kilometres. For containers, volumes expressed in TEUs are also available. Tonnes, tonne-kms, passengers and passenger-kms are presented in different tables according to the following break-downs for each reporting country and year: type of transport (national, international and transit), category of goods according to NST/R (w.e.f. 2008 reference year NST 2007) (only freight), geographical origin and destination at country level (annual data) and regional level (every five years, NUTS 2 level). Definition of indicators According to Commission Regulation 1192/2003, 'tonne-km' means the unit of measure of goods transport which represents the transport of one tonne (1000 kilograms) of goods by rail over a distance of one kilometre. Only the distance on the national territory of the reporting country should be taken into account. The weight to be taken into consideration includes, in addition to the weight of the goods transported, the weight of packaging and the tare weight of containers, swap bodies, palletsáand road vehicles transported by rail in the course of combined transport operations. If the goods are transportedáby more than one railway undertaking, the weight of goods should, wherever possible not be counted more than once. In passenger transport, 'rail passenger' means any person, excluding members of the train crew, who makes a trip by rail. For accident statistics, passengers trying to embark/disembark onto/from a moving train are included. The 'number of passengers' means the number of trips by rail passengers, where each trip is defined asáa movement from the place of embarkation to the place of disembarkation, with or without transfers from one rail vehicle to another. If passengers useámore than one railway undertaking,áthey should wherever possible not be counted more than once. Finally, 'passenger-km' means the unit of measure representing the transport of one passenger by rail over a distance of one kilometre. Only the distance on the national territory of the reporting country should be taken into account. As regards accidents statistics, 'significant accident' means any accident involving at least one rail vehicle in motion, resulting in at least one person killed or seriously injured, or in significant damage to stock, track, other installations or the environment, or extensive disruptions to traffic. Accidents in workshops, warehouses and depots are excluded.áA 'serious injury accident' is taken to mean any accident involving at least one rail vehicle in motion, resulting in at least one person killed or seriously injured. Accidents in workshops, warehouses and depots are excluded. The term 'person killed' means any person killed immediately or dying within 30 days as a result of an accident, excluding suicides while 'person seriously injured' means any person who was hospitalised for more than 24 hours as a result of an accident, excluding attempted suicides. Finally, 'accident involving the transport of dangerous goods' means any accident or incident that is subject to reporting in accordance with RID/ADR section 1.8.5. Please note, thatáfor the first five years (2004-2008) of application of Regulation (EC) No 1192/2003,áreporting countriesáwere able toáreport accident statistics according to national definitions, if data conforming to harmonised definitions (adoptedáunder theáArticle 11 (2)áwere not available. Please refer to the country specific notes for details.
STAT_UNIT The statistical units for rail transport statistics are all railway undertakingsáin the EEA Member States. Member States may exclude from the scope of Regulation 91/2003 (Article 2): (a) railway undertakings which operate entirely or mainly within industrial and similar installations, including harbours; (b) railway undertakings which mainly provide local tourist services, such as preserved historical steam railways. According to Commission Regulation 1192/2003, 'railway undertaking' means any public or private undertaking which provides services for the transport of goods and/or passengers by rail. Undertakings whoseásole business is to provide services for the transport of passengers by metro, tram and/or light rail are excluded.
STAT_POP Primary data on passenger and freight transport are collected from the railway undertakings operating at national territoryáin each reporting country. The data on freight are most commonly based on the totality of consignment notes (FR:
REF_AREA Passenger and freight transport dataáaccording to Regulation 91/2003 cover the period from 2004 onwards (partial freight transport data are available for 2003) for EU countries plus Norway and Liechtenstein (excluding Malta and Cyprusáwhich do not have railways). Data for Switzerland, Bulgaria and Romania are available from 2008, 2006 and 2004 onwards respectively. When available, Candidate Countries (e.g. HR, TR)ádata are also published. Accident statistics are covered from 2004 onwards for all EU 25 Member States except Malta and Cyprusáwhich do not have railways, Romania, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia and Turkey. Data for Switzerland andáRomania are available from 2008 andá2006 onwardsárespectively. The above coverageáconcerns data that have been sent to Eurostat. If the data are declared confidential under Article 7 of Regulation 91/2003, they may normally not be disseminated.
BASE_PER Not applicable
UNIT_MEASURE Theávolume and performance of rail freight traffic are measured in tonnes (mass) and tonne-kilometres. Passenger transport by rail is measured in the number of passengers and in passenger-kilometres. Information on the number of train kilometres is also available. Traffic flows on the rail network are measured in number of trains - passenger, freight and others (optional). Foráaccident statistics, the number of persons killed or injuredáand the number of accidents are provided.
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