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Document 32018R0643
EU rail transport statistics
- Date of last review:
- 04/03/2019
- Initial creation date:
- 24/04/2019
- Summary code:
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- 32.13.00.00 Rail transport
- 32.98.00.00 European statistics
- 32.13.00.00 Rail transport
- EUROVOC descriptor:
- Directory code:
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- 07.07.00.00 Transport policy / Statistics
- 07.20.30.10 Transport policy / Inland transport / Market operation / Market monitoring
- Summarised document(s):
- Responsible entity(ies):
- Eurostat
EU rail transport statistics
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
KEY POINTS
EU countries:
- must report statistics for all rail transport on their territory and break these down by country if the service is international;
- may exclude from the statistics railways which
- operate within industrial zones or harbours
- provide local tourist services, such as historical steam trains;
- coordinate the data sources used and ensure the quality of the statistics;
- send the statistics to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office.
The statistics required cover:
- quarterly and annual data on goods and passengers carried, including per kilometre;
- an annual breakdown by region every 5 years of goods and passengers transported;
- traffic flows every 5 years on the number of goods and passenger trains;
- detailed classification of the different types of goods, including dangerous items.
The national information collected by a public or private body may come from:
- compulsory surveys;
- administrative or regulatory data;
- statistical estimation procedures;
- professional rail organisations;
- ad hoc studies.
Eurostat:
- sends out the statistics based on the data it receives;
- develops and publishes methodology to help national authorities collect quality data.
The European Commission:
- presents a report to the European Parliament and the Council by — and then every 4 years — on the legislation’s implementation;
- has the renewable 5-year power from to use delegated acts, in line with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to adapt technical definitions in the light of new developments;
- is assisted by the European Statistical System Committee.
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It has applied since . Regulation (EU) 2018/643 revised and replaced Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 (and its subsequent amendments).
BACKGROUND
The Commission needs rail statistics to monitor and develop the common transport policy, including trans-European networks, and if necessary, to act to improve rail transport safety.
Common concepts and standards ensure national statistics are comparable and help avoid duplication.
MAIN DOCUMENT
Regulation (EU) 2018/643 of the European Parliament and of the Council of on rail transport statistics (recast) (OJ L 112, , pp. 1-18)
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