Transport Yearbook 2005

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5.2.12.1. Transport of large containers by rail

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total number of loaded containers transported1) 175 882 180 369 190 914 221 359 253 643 300 527
national 40 329 34 164 33 483 39 725 42 825 54 222
total international 135 553 146 205 157 431 181 634 210 818 246 305
of which:      export 51 390 60 043 64 993 70 362 85 771 101 814
                    import 52 494 61 952 72 556 87 475 102 034 119 291
                    transit through CR 31 669 24 210 19 882 23 797 23 013 25 200
  
Total number of empty containers transported 44 324 39 250 71 633 82 646 91 087 97 143
national 26 128 20 505 26 301 27 153 28 448 35 750
total international 18 196 18 745 45 332 55 493 62 639 61 393
of which:      export 8 343 8 596 24 177 33 797 36 154 35 521
                    import 6 531 7 426 18 254 18 100 21 364 21 118
                    transit through CR 3 322 2 723 2 901 3 596 5 121 4 754
  
Gross tonnes, total (thous.) 2 826 2 863 3 499 4 136 4 551 5 081
national 680 541 671 806 775 947
total international 2 146 2 322 2 828 3 330 3 776 4 134
of which:      export 849 967 1 186 1 354 1 603 1 790
                    import 795 953 1 275 1 549 1 774 1 960
                    transit through CR 502 402 367 427 399 384
  
Net tonnes, total (thous.) 2 112 2 228 2 729 3 261 3 623 4 176
national 442 392 504 625 656 794
total international 1 670 1 836 2 225 2 636 2 967 3 382
of which:      export 658 766 923 1 053 1 248 1 479
                    import 623 752 1 009 1 245 1 411 1 599
                    transit through CR 389 318 293 338 308 304
  
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.) * * * * 922 722 1 060 512
national * * * * 220 461 249 750
total international * * * * 702 261 810 762
of which:      export * * * * 268 540 318 586
                    import * * * * 289 507 335 287
                    transit through CR * * * * 144 214 156 889

1) Until 2000 number of the wagons loaded by containers

Source: MD

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