In 2021, the rail freight transport volume in Germany increased by 11.2 billion million ton-kilometers (+9.39 percent) since 2020. In total, the rail freight transport volume amounted to 131 billion million ton-kilometers in 2021. This increase was preceded by a declining rail freight transport volume. Rail freight transport refers to the transportation of cargo by train. The types of goods transported in freight cars vary but include bulk cargo, intermodal containers, and general or specialized freight. Rail freight transport can be national or cross between countries linked together by railway network.
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OECD. (October 31, 2023). Amount of freight transported by rail in Germany from 2006 to 2021 (in million ton-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435241/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-rail/
OECD. "Amount of freight transported by rail in Germany from 2006 to 2021 (in million ton-kilometers)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435241/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-rail/
OECD. (2023). Amount of freight transported by rail in Germany from 2006 to 2021 (in million ton-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435241/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-rail/
OECD. "Amount of Freight Transported by Rail in Germany from 2006 to 2021 (in Million Ton-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435241/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-rail/
OECD, Amount of freight transported by rail in Germany from 2006 to 2021 (in million ton-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435241/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-rail/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Amount of freight transported by rail in Germany from 2006 to 2021 (in million ton-kilometers) [Graph], OECD, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/435241/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-rail/
