DRAMATIC FIGURES

Only six European countries increased their rail freight modal share in 18 years

A freight train in Croatia, one of the six European countries where rail freight increased. Image: Shutterstock. © Markus Mainka

The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Portugal. These are the only European countries where the modal share of rail freight has increased between 2005 and 2023, according to data from Eurostat. For the whole Union, it went from 18.5% to 16.9%, showing how the EU’s modal shift policies are failing.

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Author: Marco Raimondi

Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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