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Rail freight traffic decreased by 18 per cent in the first quarter of 2024

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release | Railway statistics 2024, 1st quarter

Correction

Quarterly data 2023Q4 and 2024Q1 of the statistics and the figures of the annual statistics 2022 were corrected.
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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 21 million trips was travelled by rail in the first quarter of 2024, which was five per cent more than in the same quarter last year. Freight transferred by rail was 5,6 million tons, which was 18 per cent less than in the first quarter of 2023.

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  • 5.6 million tons were transported in railway freight traffic in the first quarter of 2024.
  • The tonnage of transported cargo decreased by 18 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023.
  • A total of 21 million trips were made by rail.
  • Trips in railway traffic increased by five per cent from the first quarter of 2023.
  • Number of passanger kilometers increased by 6 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023.

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      Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Railway statistics [online publication].
      Reference period: 2024, 1st quarter. ISSN=2670-3351. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.12.2024].
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