Public transport, 2008

In 2008, the number of public transport fares added up to 473 million, an increase of 4.3 per cent from 2007. The increase was strongest for suburban railways, urban tramways and for the Airport Express train (9.5 per cent).

The number of passengers travelling by rail increased by almost 8 per cent from 2007 to 2008. The corresponding growth in the number of bus passengers was around 2.5 per cent. There was no change in the number of passengers travelling by boat.

Despite more use of public transportation, both vehicle-/train kilometres and seat kilometres came out almost unchanged from 2007. There was, however, an increase of 5.9 per cent in boat kilometres, even though there was no change in the number of passengers.

Longer fares by boat and shorter trips in the cities

Average length of fares by boat rose from less than 25 kilometres in 2007 to above 27 kilometres in 2008. In major cities, average length of fares by bus fell from eight kilometres in 2007 to six kilometres in 2008.

Strong public effort

Subsidies to all public transportation but train, increased by almost 22 per cent from 2007 to 2008.

Tables:

• Table 1 Main figures, by mode of transportation. 2007 and 2008. 1,000
• Table 2 Bus. Main figures, by type of service. 2008
• Table 3 Boat. Main figures. 2008
• Table 4 Suburban railways, urban tramways and Airport Express. Main figures. 2008
• Table 5 Railway. Main figures. 2008. 1,000.