20.11.2019
Artikel Nummer: 29795
Growth in heavy duty traffic hits long-time high
At 27.9 billion tkm, freight transport performance on Switzerland’s road and rail networks increased by 2.1% in 2018 compared to the previous year. Road haulage grew by 2.5% and railfreight by 1.4%. The domestic road haulage segment was particularly successful: At 4.7%, it recorded the highest increase for twenty years, according to the Swiss federal statistical office (BFS).
Railfreight maintained its market share of 37% in 2018, with road haulage taking 63%. In Switzerland, railfreight holds a larger market share than in other countries: in the 28 EU member states, railfreight accounts for an average 18% of the freight transport market. (ben)