Of the goods covered by rail in the Netherlands, 90 percent of the border, the Central Bureau reports for Statistics (CBS) on Tuesday.
In other European countries the percentage is average at 40 per cent. Latvia is the only European country with a higher percentage of cross-border transport.
In Germany it less than a third in Poland less than a quarter in the United Kingdom 3 percent.
from the goods transported by rail in the Netherlands last year, 70 percent coming from or destined for Germany. Italy followed with 13 percent and 4 percent came from or went to Belgium.
Small player
“The track plays only a minor role in the Dutch freight. Only 2.4 percent of all goods transported in the Netherlands was in 2015 by rail, “said the CBS.
Even a small player in Europe, the Netherlands. Transport Dutch track last year accounted for only 2.5 percent of all rail freight in Europe. Germany accounts for 23 percent. Poland (14 percent) and the UK (7 percent) follow.
“Although the Netherlands has one of the busiest rail networks of the EU rail freight is relatively limited,” says CBS. “The rail network in the Netherlands is relatively widely used for
In addition, a relatively large amount is transported by ship. Nearly 40 percent of freight is transported by a barge. Within the EU, an average of 7 percent.
Increase
In total there to 42 million tons transported in goods on the Dutch track last year. Which is 7 percent more than in 2014.
In 2015 was 9 million tonnes of goods within the Netherlands. Some 27 million tonnes was from the Netherlands. Further 2 million tonnes were transported only by the Netherlands. It then goes to transport between Belgium and Germany.
The cross-border traffic has increased compared to 2014 by 4 percent. This was particularly true for the transport of goods to the Netherlands.
The national transport came in 2015 to nearly 4 million tonnes, more than 20 percent over the previous year.
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