Transport Yearbook 2011

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

  2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total number of loaded containers transported 300 527 422 757 471 464 417 167 499 029 529 167
national 54 222 84 168 88 101 98 970 116 067 132 722
total international 246 305 338 589 383 363 318 197 382 962 396 445
of which: export 101 814 130 647 188 029 128 839 157 725 167 177
import 119 291 170 419 145 978 164 396 194 948 199 351
transit through CR 25 200 37 523 49 356 24 962 30 289 29 917
Total number of empty containers transported 97 143 156 813 188 727 159 210 180 211 194 682
national 35 750 60 100 65 170 68 380 77 038 81 937
total international 61 393 96 713 123 557 90 830 103 173 112 745
of which: export 35 512 61 096 28 773 56 279 64 264 63 886
import 21 118 29 265 85 716 27 170 31 067 36 968
transit through CR 4 754 6 352 9 068 7 381 7 842 11 891
Gross tonnes, total (thous.) 5 081 7 442 8 001 7 129 8 436 8 824
national 947 1 634 1 697 1 867 2 232 2 355
total international 4 134 5 808 6 304 5 262 6 204 6 469
of which: export 1 790 2 363 2 559 2 304 2 750 2 866
import 1 960 2 850 3 012 2 594 3 014 3 110
transit through CR 384 595 732 364 440 493
 
Net tonnes, total (thous.) 4 176 5 683 5 963 5 329 6 768 7 139
national 794 1 234 1 261 1 373 1 651 1 952
total international 3 382 4 448 4 701 3 956 5 116 5 187
of which: export 1 479 1 783 2 316 1 720 2 335 2 329
import 1 599 2 220 1 846 1 978 2 433 2 471
transit through CR 304 445 539 258 349 387
 
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.) 1 060 512 1 506 177 1 672 968 1 414 516 1 826 087 2 113 470
national 249 750 392 445 400 415 421 624 525 912 670 408
total international 810 762 1 113 732 1 272 552 992 892 1 300 175 1 443 062
of which: export 318 586 409 883 521 017 423 324 557 005 616 870
import 335 278 482 880 466 446 428 543 524 148 551 314
transit through CR 156 889 220 969 285 089 141 024 219 022 274 878

Source: MD