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Number of trips by train in passenger traffic increased by 30 per cent in the first quarter of 2023

release | Railway statistics 2023, 1st quarter

Correction

Releases and database tables 12ra and 12rb of the reference periods 2023Q1 and 2023Q4 were corrected.
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According to Statistics Finland, a total of 20 million trips was travelled by rail in the first quarter of 2023, which was 30 per cent more than in the same quarter of 2022. Freight transferred by rail was 6,8 million tons, which was 18 per cent less than in the first quarter of 2022.

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  • In the first quarter of 2023, 6.8 million tons of goods were transported by rail.
  • Tonnage decreased by 18 per cent from the same quarter of 2022.
  • A total of 20 million trips were made by rail in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Trips in railway traffic increased by 30 per cent from the first quarter of 2022.
  • The amount of trips was 13 per cent lower than the first quarter of 2019.

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