Transport Yearbook 2019

back back | Transport Yearbook 2019 - go to Table of contents table of contents

5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

  2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total number of loaded containers transported 499 029 706 697 744 849 796 885 860 175 862 723
national 116 067 145 526 140 868 137 784 134 511 141 887
total international 382 962 561 171 603 981 659 101 725 664 720 836
of which: export 157 725 260 087 269 129 287 425 300 275 295 441
import 194 948 276 009 303 081 268 129 326 221 304 208
transit through CR 30 289 25 075 31 771 103 547 99 168 121 187
 
Total number of empty containers transported 180 211 212 077 213 580 217 092 245 699 224 102
national 77 038 83 626 81 611 78 024 76 595 82 525
total international 103 173 128 451 131 969 139 068 169 104 141 577
of which: export 64 264 63 321 74 753 80 724 81 966 66 977
import 31 067 49 991 44 764 36 211 37 742 58 182
transit through CR 7 842 15 139 12 452 22 133 49 396 16 418
 
Gross tonnes, total (thous.) 8 597 13 420 13 967 13 323 16 084 16 055
national 2 232 3 099 2 983 2 854 2 794 2 988
total international 6 365 10 321 10 984 10 468 13 290 13 067
of which: export 2 843 4 910 5 104 5 030 5 690 5 969
import 3 067 4 935 5 342 3 848 5 978 5 453
transit through CR 454 476 538 1 591 1 622 1 645
 
Net tonnes, total (thous.) 6 455 10 169 10 657 10 058 12 248 12 233
national 1 651 2 353 2 252 2 145 2 098 2 241
total international 4 803 7 816 8 406 7 913 10 151 9 993
of which: export 2 147 3 777 3 904 3 817 4 365 4 702
import 2 335 3 725 4 140 2 967 4 672 4 175
transit through CR 322 313 362 1 129 1 114 1 116
 
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.) 1 826 087 2 369 973 2 442 961 2 381 101 2 842 014 2 922 399
national 525 912 466 568 448 921 463 965 467 280 500 302
total international 1 300 175 1 903 405 1 994 040 1 917 135 2 374 734 2 422 098
of which: export 557 005 885 025 894 113 861 508 985 392 986 840
import 524 148 878 907 951 725 662 800 1 052 187 925 331
transit through CR 219 022 139 473 148 202 392 827 337 155 509 927

Source: MD