Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 1,5% in February 2024 compared with February 2023. The corresponding income increased by 5,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 2,8% in the three months ended February 2024 compared with the three months ended February 2023. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

·       primary mining and quarrying products (4,8% and contributing 1,6 percentage points); and

·        containers (36,1% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 2,5% in the three months ended February 2024 compared with the previous three months. Rail freight decreased by 7,7% (contributing -1,3 percentage points) and road freight decreased by 1,4% (contributing -1,2 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 17,1% in February 2024 compared with February 2023. The corresponding income increased by 9,8% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 1,2% in the three months ended February 2024 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys increased by 13,2% (contributing 2,0 percentage points) while road passenger journeys decreased by 0,9% (contributing -0,8 of a percentage point).