Railway Transport Measurement

Railway transport measurement

Country specific notes - Greece

Traffic

Passengers

Goods

Accidents

Last update: 20/01/2014

General remarks to all the tables on rail transport (derived from Annex I declarations – list of undertakings):

Freight and passenger data include information from detailed reporting only.

Railway transport measurement - Traffic

Eurostat Reference database / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013
Train movements
Traffic flow of trains on the rail network (number of trains, 2005 data) * / - / See Annex G / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Traffic flow of trains on the rail network (number of trains, 2010 data) * / - / - / - / - / - / - / See Annex G / - / - / -

* data collected every 5 years (reference year 2005, 2010, etc.), details on the methodology applied and coverage available in the following table.

Railway transport measurement - Passengers

Eurostat Reference database / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013
Railway transport - Total annual passenger transport (1000 pass., million pkm)
Railway transport - Passenger transport by type of transport (detailed reporting only) (1000 pass.)
Railway transport - Passenger transport by type of transport (detailed reporting only) (million pkm) / See note 1 / See note 1
Railway transport - Passengers transported, quarterly data (detailed reporting only) (1000 pass., million pkm) / See note 3 / See note 3
International railway passenger transport from the reporting country to the country of disembarkation (in 1000 passengers) / See note 1 / See note 1
International railway passenger transport from the country of embarkation to the reporting country (in 1000 passengers) / See note 1 / See note 1
Railway transport - Annual national and international railway passenger transport by region of embarkation and region of disembarkation (NUTS 2, number of passengers)* / – / See note 2 / – / – / – / – / See note 2 / – / – / –

* data collected every 5 years (reference year 2005, 2010, etc.)

Notes:

1)The increase of international rail passengers observed between 2004 and 2005 refer mostly to neighbour Countries to Greece (BG, TR).

2)Covers all undertakings.

3)The "gap" observed in rail transport for the reference years 2011-2012 can be explained by a) the general downturn of the Greek economy. b) In 2011significant price increases in nominal rates were applied gradually, which were mitigated by using special discounts and establishing buys via Internet with discounted rates. These increases were completed in the summer of 2011. Thus the above fall in passengers’ traffic in 2012 can be significantly attributed to the increase in prices. c) The method of data collection was changed during 2011, and the information communicated concerns only those passenger data arising from the company's online system. The actual ridership is estimated to be significantly higher due to the sales of non-electronic tickets.

Railway transport measurement - Goods

Eurostat Reference database / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
See note4 / 2012
See note 4 / 2013
Railway transport – Goods transported by type of transport (1000t, million tkm)
Railway transport – Goods transported, by group of goods - as from 2008 based on NST 2007 (1000t, million tkm) / - / - / - / -
Railway transport – Goods transported, by group of goods - until 2007 based on NST/R (1000t, million tkm) / - / - / - / - / - / -
Railway transport – Goods transported, quarterly data (1000t, million tkm) / See note 1 / See note 1
International annual railway transport from the loading country to the reporting country (1000 t, million tkm)
International annual railway transport from the reporting country to the unloading country (1000 t, million tkm)
Annual railway transport of dangerous goods (1000 t, million t-km)
Annual railway transport of goods by type of consignment
(1000 t, million t-km)
Annual railway transport of goods in intermodal transport units
(1000t, million tkm) / See note 2 / See note 2 / See note 2
Annual number of empty and loaded intermodal transport units carried on railways (number, TEU)
Annual national and international railway goods transport by region of loading and region of unloading * / – / See note 3 / – / – / – / – / – / – / –
Annual railway transit transport by group of goods (1000 t, million tkm)

* data collected every 5 years (reference year 2005, 2010, etc.)

Notes:

1)The sum of quarterly values differs from the total annual data presented in the other tables like table ''Railway transport - goods transported by type of transport''.

2)Only information for TTU=1 (containers and swap bodies) is available.

3)Covers all undertakings.

4)The "gap" observed in rail transport for the reference years 2011-2012 can be explained by TRAINOSE total international freight transport services revenues reduction within 2102 (imports, exports, transit). It is also mentioned that at the beginning of 2011, extraordinary mass transit were performed in Svilengrad – Pythio – Svilengrad route (from/ to Bulgaria-Turkey) due to repairs in railway infrastructure in Bulgaria/ Turkey cross-border and forced diversion of railway freight transport through Greek railway network.

Railway transport measurement - Accidents

Eurostat Reference database / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013
Number of victims by type of injury
Annual number of victims by type of accident / See note 1
Annual number of accidents by type of accident / See note 1
Annual number of accidents involving the transport of dangerous goods

Notes:

1)2004 accident data was revised on January 2009 in order to be fully compliant with the provisions of Regulation 91/2003; the previous figures followed non-harmonised (national definitions).

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Annex G Statistics on Traffic Flows on the Rail Network

1) Does the data cover both "TEN" and "non-TEN" segments? / YES
2) Does the Annex G data cover all segments (the entire railway network) of the country? / NO (it covers 87.1% of the entire rail network for the year 2005 and 89.5% for the year 2010)
3) Who provides Annex G data to the National Statistical Authorities: (undertakings or/and infrastructure manager(s) etc.)? / Hellenic Railways Organisation (holding company)
4) What is the coverage of Annex G data in terms of undertaking operating on the network? In case of the differences between Table G1 and G2, provide answer for questions 4.1 and 4.2 separately for Table G1 and G2 (and G3 if applicable)
4.1. only undertakings under detailed reporting operating on segments are covered by Annex G data / YES (there are only undertakings under detailed reporting in Greece)
4.2. all undertakings (under detailed and simplified reporting) operating on segments are covered by Annex G data / NO

Methodological notes to the Eurostat Reference Database tables related to Annex F and G data:

Annex G, TEN and non-TEN segments are covered.