Statistics Norway

Domestic transport performances

1   Domestic passenger transport1, by mode of transport. 1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990, 1995, 2000 and 2003-2006
Mode of transport 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006
  Million passengers
Total1 1 316 1 847 2 320 2 628 3 385 3 725 3 805 4 198 4 411 4 576 44 578 4 657
Water transport 25 36 44 51 52 54 44 46 46 46 48 49
Ferry transport 17 28 36 43 45 47 36 38 37 38 39 40
Other regular service 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 8 9 9
Railway transport etc.  137  120  122  132  119  115  130  158  147  141  149  156
Norwegian State Railways 34 29 33 37 34 34 40 50 45 46 47 49
Other railways 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 4 5 5 6
Suburban railways and urban tramways  103 91 89 95 85 81 90  103 97 91 97  102
Road transport 1 153 1 690 2 152 2 442 3 209 3 549 3 623 3 983 4 210 4 279 44 372 4 441
Scheduled road transport  308  323  310  332  289  278  286  320  321  329  327  329
Taxis 252 253 259 271 62 70 71 73 70 70 68 68
Taxis etc.         26 19 35  106 90 80 74 75
Private cars3  693 1 227 1 708 1 976 2 753 3 094 3 141 3 345 3 579 3 646 43 752 3 814
Motorcycles, mopeds  100 87 75 63 79 88 90  139  150  154 4 151  155
Air transport 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 9 9 10 10
  Million passenger-kilometres
Total 17 384 25 824 35 305 40 705 47 656 53 881 56 132 62 768 65 140 65 936 466 903 67 415
Water transport  572  631  660  660  643  694  678  845  841  829 4 840  850
Ferry transport  116  195  275  321  323  322  252  297  283  293  299  309
Other regular service  456  436  385  339  320  372  426  547 4 558  536 4 541  541
Railway transport etc. 2 020 1 930 2 271 2 751 2 567 2 430 2 681 3 353 2 896 3 092 3 203 3 301
Norwegian State Railways 1 629 1 498 1 827 2 250 2 112 2 011 2 300 2 634 2 204 2 390 2 433 2 517
Other railways - - - - - - -  223  216  244  252  276
Suburban railways and urban tramways  391  432  444  501  455  419  381  496  476  458  518  508
Road transport 14 512 22 631 31 353 35 819 42 299 48 092 49 206 54 156 57 604 57 972 458 718 58 826
Scheduled road transport 3 263 3 726 3 963 4 257 3 948 3 890 3 752 4 141 4 005 4 231 44 312 4 258
Taxis 2 398 2 429 2 475 2 625  461  523  566  583  575  571  556  552
Taxis etc.          377  278  505 1 535 1 300 1 165 1 071 1 084
Private cars3 10 053 17 781 26 311 30 436 36 884 42 696 43 659 46 832 50 464 50 686 451 406 51 489
Motorcycles, mopeds  798  695  604  501  629  705  724 1 065 1 260 1 319 1 373 1 443
Air transport  280  632 1 021 1 475 2 147 2 665 3 567 4 415 3 799 4 043 4 142 4 438
  Relative figures 1965=100
Passengers  100  140  176  200  257  283  289  319  335  348 4 348  352
Passenger kilometres  100  149  203  234  274  310  323  361  375  379 4 385  386
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.
4  Corrected.
Source: Estimates made by institute of Transport Economics and Statistics Norway.

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