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Passenger-kilometre
A passenger-kilometre is a measurement unit describing the passenger carrying performance of some means of transport such as a passenger car, coach, train, boat, aircraft or any transport vehicle suited for the transporting of passengers. Two persons travelling five kilometres on board a vehicle generate ten passenger-kilometres. Transport kilometres multiplied by average number of passengers.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa