Figures and statistics for passenger rail in Europe. Key factors that will influence rail travel. Forecast for rail in 2020.

1. Rail in Europe 2020
What’s the future for European
passenger rail?
A look at today’s 5,000 km
total rail market* to be added to Europe’s
high speed network until 2020
10,159 609 44% projected growth
million passengers billion passenger-km in high speed rail
passenger volume until 2020
4 countries =
94% 6% 70% of projected growth
domestic cross-border in passenger volume until 2020
1,120 million
long distance
passengers
37
S
ource: Data from over 100 national railways, pan-European industry
and government agencies
* Figures based on 2011. Scope is limited to 20 countries (AT, BE, CH,
DE, ES, FI, FR, GB, HU, IE, IT, NL, NO, PL, RU, SE, SK, TR, UA)
CZ,
EU to support the
introduction of
multimodal hubs
at 37 key airports
by 2030
Six factors that will shape the future of Rail to 2020 www.amadeusrail.net
Liberalisation New hubs
New market entrants Railways’ costs
Completion of new high speed lines Air-Rail and Rail-Rail cooperation