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Rail freight transport

Transport volume in rail freight transport on Austrian territory
2024
94.4 million tonnes
Increased +2.2% compared to 2023
Transport performance in rail freight transport on Austrian territory
2024
21.0 billion tonne-kilometres
Increased +3,9% compared to 2023

The survey of rail freight transport covers domestic and foreign railway undertakings and integrated railway undertakings which transport goods on Austrian territory. Railway undertakings which operate entirely or mainly within industrial or similar installations, including harbours, are excluded. The most important key figures – transport volume and transport performance – are published quarterly. 

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, rail transport statistics. – Due to small reporting failures, values for the 2023 and 2024 reporting year were estimated based on the available gross tonne-kilometres. Values referring to 2021 and 2022 were revised on October 27, 2023.– Compiled on 29 August 2025.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, rail transport statistics. – Due to small reporting failures, values for the 2023 and 2024 reporting year were estimated based on the available gross tonne-kilometres. Values referring to 2021 and 2022 were revised on October 27, 2023.– Compiled on 29 August 2025.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, rail transport statistics. – Values referring to 2021 and 2022 revised on October 27, 2023. Information on this can be found under “Reports/referrals” in the document “rail freight transport: Data Revision 2021 and 2022”. – Due to small reporting failures, values for the 2023 and 2024 reporting year were estimated based on the available gross tonne-kilometres. – Compiled on 30 April 2024.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, rail transport statistics. – Due to small reporting failures, values for the 2023 and 2024 reporting year were estimated based on the available gross tonne-kilometres. – Compiled on 30 December 2025.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, rail transport statistics; SCHIENEN CONTROL GMBH. Compiled on 15 July 2024.

Date Title PDF download
2025-04-30 file More goods transported by rail again in 2024
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2024-04-30 file Sharp decline in rail freight transport in 2023
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2023-04-28 file Slightly less goods transported by rail in 2022
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Date Title result SDDS+ Special Data Dissemination Standards PR PR press release
2026-12-30 calendar-alt Rail freight transport 3rd quarter 2026
Tourism and transport / Freight transport / Rail freight transport
provisional
2026-10-22 calendar-alt Hospital discharges 2025
Population and society / Health / Health care and expenditure
final PR
2026-09-30 calendar-alt Rail freight transport 2nd quarter 2026
Tourism and transport / Freight transport / Rail freight transport
provisional
2026-07-15 calendar-alt Rail transport - stock and operating output 2026
Tourism and transport / Vehicles / Rolling Stock
final
2026-06-30 calendar-alt Rail freight transport 1st quarter 2026
Tourism and transport / Freight transport / Rail freight transport
provisional
2026-04-30 calendar-alt Rail freight transport 2025
Tourism and transport / Freight transport / Rail freight transport
final PR
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Transport statistics represent traffic flows and movements of means of transport, goods and…

12/2024
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Transport statistics represent traffic flows and movements of means of transport, goods and…

12/2023

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Transport statistics represent traffic flows and movements of means of transport, goods and…

11/2022
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Last updated on 2025-12-30.