Transport Yearbook 2009

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

  2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total number of loaded containers transported 175 882 300 527 342 530 422 757 471 464 417 167
national 40 329 54 222 71 406 84 168 88 101 98 970
total international 135 553 246 305 271 124 338 589 383 363 318 197
of which: export 51 390 101 814 112 176 130 647 188 029 128 839
                    import 52 494 119 291 135 124 170 419 145 978 164 396
                    transit through CR 31 669 25 200 23 824 37 523 49 356 24 962
 
Total number of empty containers transported 44 324 97 143 109 265 156 813 188 727 159 210
national 26 128 35 750 46 504 60 100 65 170 68 380
total international 18 196 61 393 62 761 96 713 123 557 90 830
of which: export 8 343 35 512 39 699 61 096 28 773 56 279
                    import 6 531 21 118 19 815 29 265 85 716 27 170
                    transit through CR 3 322 4 754 3 247 6 352 9 068 7 381
 
Gross tonnes, total (thous.) 2 826 5 081 6 061 7 442 8 001 7 129
national 680 947 1 384 1 634 1 697 1 867
total international 2 146 4 134 4 678 5 808 6 304 5 262
of which: export 849 1 790 2 031 2 363 2 559 2 304
                    import 795 1 960 2 253 2 850 3 012 2 594
                    transit through CR 502 384 393 595 732 364
 
Net tonnes, total (thous.) 2 112 4 176 4 707 5 683 5 963 5 329
national 442 794 1 055 1 234 1 261 1 373
total international 1 670 3 382 3 652 4 448 4 701 3 956
of which: export 658 1 479 1 575 1 783 2 316 1 720
                    import 623 1 599 1 774 2 220 1 846 1 978
                    transit through CR 389 304 303 445 539 258
 
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.) * 1 060 512 1 205 863 1 506 177 1 672 968 1 414 516
national * 249 750 337 770 392 445 400 415 421 624
total international * 810 762 868 093 1 113 732 1 272 552 992 892
of which: export * 318 586 343 606 409 883 521 017 423 324
                    import * 335 278 371 000 482 880 466 446 428 543
                    transit through CR * 156889 153 487 220 969 285 089 141 024

Source: MD