Statistics Norway

Domestic transport performances

1 Domestic passenger transport1, by mode of transport. 1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990, 1995, 2000 and 2004-2007
Mode of transport 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007
  Million passengers
Total1 1 316 1 847 2 320 2 628 3 385 3 725 3 805 4 198 4 576 4 578 r4678 4 802
Water transport 25 36 44 51 52 54 44 46 46 48 49 51
Ferry transport 17 28 36 43 45 47 36 38 38 39 40 41
Other regular service 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 8 9 9 10
Railway transport etc.  137  120  122  132  119  115  130  158  141  149  156  161
Norwegian State Railways 34 29 33 37 34 34 40 50 46 47 49 50
Other railways             - 5 5 5 6 6
Suburban railways and urban tramways  103 91 89 95 85 81 90  103 91 97  102  104
Road transport 1 153 1 690 2 152 2 442 3 209 3 549 3 623 3 983 4 279 r4372 r4462 4 581
Scheduled road transport  308  323  310  332  289  278  286  320  329  327  329  338
Taxis 252 253 259 271 62 70 71 73 70 68 68 68
Taxis etc.         26 19 35  106 80 74 75 79
Private cars3  693 1 227 1 708 1 976 2 753 3 094 3 141 3 345 3 646 r3752 r3835 3 934
Motorcycles, mopeds  100 87 75 63 79 88 90  139  154 r151  155  162
Air transport 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 9 10 10 10
  Million passenger kilometres
Total 17 384 25 824 35 305 40 705 47 656 53 881 56 132 62 768 65 936 r66884 r67549 69 271
Water transport  572  631  660  660  643  694  678  845  829 r840  850  856
Ferry transport  116  195  275  321  323  322  252  297  293  299  309  318
Other regular service  456  436  385  339  320  372  426  547  536 r541  541  539
Railway transport etc. 2 020 1 930 2 271 2 751 2 567 2 430 2 681 3 353 3 092 3 203 3 301 3 432
Norwegian State Railways 1 629 1 498 1 827 2 250 2 112 2 011 2 300 2 634 2 390 2 433 2 517 2 622
Other railways - - - - - - -  223  244  252  276  288
Suburban railways and urban tramways  391  432  444  501  455  419  381  496  458  518  508  522
Road transport 14 512 22 631 31 353 35 819 42 299 48 092 49 206 54 156 57 972 r58670 r59104 60 575
Scheduled road transport 3 263 3 726 3 963 4 257 3 948 3 890 3 752 4 141 4 231 4 312 4 258 4 241
Taxis 2 398 2 429 2 475 2 625  461  523  566  583  571  556  552  552
Taxis etc.          377  278  505 1 535 1 165 1 071 1 084 1 143
Private cars3 10 053 17 781 26 311 30 436 36 884 42 696 43 659 46 832 50 686 r51388 r51767 53 108
Motorcycles, mopeds  798  695  604  501  629  705  724 1 065 1 319 1 373 1 443 1 531
Air transport  280  632 1 021 1 475 2 147 2 665 3 567 4 415 4 043 4 142 r4294 4 408
  Relative figures 1965=100
Passengers  100  140  176  200  257  283  289  319  348  348 r355  365
Passenger kilometres  100  149  203  234  274  310  323  361  379  385 r389  398
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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