Statistics Norway

Domestic transport performances

1   Domestic passenger transport1, by mode of transport. 1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990, 1995 and 1999-2003
Mode of transport 1965 1970  1975  1980  1985  1990  1995  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003 
  Million passengers
Total 1 316 1 847 2 320 2 628 3 385 3 725 3 805 4 173 4 198 4257 r4343 4421
Water transport 25 36 44 51 52 54 44 46 46 45 46 46
Ferry transport 17 28 36 43 45 47 36 38 38 36 37 37
Other regular service 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
Railway transport etc.  137  120  122  132  119  115  130  159  158 159 153 147
Norwegian State Railways 34 29 33 37 34 34 40 50 50 49 46 45
Other railways             - 5 5 5 4 4
Suburban railways and urban tramways  103 91 89 95 85 81 90  105  103 105 103 97
Road transport 1 153 1 690 2 152 2 442 3 209 3 549 3 623 3 957 3 983 4043 r4136 4220
Scheduled road transport  308  323  310  332  289  278  286  316  320 324 319 321
Taxis 252 253 259 271 62 70 71 75 73 75 72 70
Taxis etc.         26 19 35  103  106 105 99 90
Private cars3  693 1 227 1 708 1 976 2 753 3 094 3 141 3 342 3 345 3399 r3502 3589
Motorcycles, mopeds  100 87 75 63 79 88 90  121  139 140 144 150
Air transport 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 10 r10 9 9
  Million passengerkilometres
                       
Total 17 384 25 824 35 305 40 705 47 656 53 881 56 132 62 030 62 768 63661 r64587 65300
Water transport  572  631  660  660  643  694  678  856  845 841 860 858
Ferry transport  116  195  275  321  323  322  252  297  297 286 282 283
Other regular service  456  436  385  339  320  372  426  559  547 556 578 575
Railway transport etc. 2 020 1 930 2 271 2 751 2 567 2 430 2 681 r3416 r3353 r3272 2989 2896
Norwegian State Railways 1 629 1 498 1 827 2 250 2 112 2 011 2 300 r2674 r2634 r2536 2264 2204
Other railways - - - - - - - r235 r223 r228 227 216
Suburban railways and urban tramways  391  432  444  501  455  419  381  507  496 508 498 476
Road transport 14 512 22 631 31 353 35 819 42 299 48 092 49 206 53 396 54 156 55291 r56709 57747
Scheduled road transport 3 263 3 726 3 963 4 257 3 948 3 890 3 752 4 177 4 141 4105 4125 4005
Taxis 2 398 2 429 2 475 2 625  461  523  566  601  583 609 580 575
Taxis etc.          377  278  505 1 497 1 535 1522 1429 1300
Private cars3 10 053 17 781 26 311 30 436 36 884 42 696 43 659 46 121 46 832 47925 r49383 50607
Motorcycles, mopeds  798  695  604  501  629  705  724 1 000 1 065 1130 1192 1260
Air transport  280  632 1 021 1 475 2 147 2 665 3 567 4 362 4 415 4257 4030 3799
  Relative figures 1965=100
                       
Passengers  100  140  176  200  257  283  289  317  319 323 330 336
Passenger kilometres  100  149  203  234  274  310  323  357  361 366 r372 376
1  Including only passengers who enter as well as leave any means of transport in Norway.
2  Taxis etc. are included in taxis.
3  Drivers are included in the calculations.
Source: Estimates made by institute of Transport Economics and Statistics Norway.

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