Railway transport, 2024
6% more passengers carried by train, 10% more passenger-kilometres performed
In 2024 a tenth more passenger-kilometres were performed by train than in the previous year. The number of passengers in national railway transport went up by 8%, and in international transport (including transit) down by 9%.
Passenger-kilometres performed in national transport increased by a fifth
In 2024, about 15.2 million passengers were carried in national railway transport, 8% more than in the previous year. The number of passengers in international transport (including transit) was more than 1.5 million, or 9% lower. National railway transport represented 91% of total railway passenger transport in Slovenia, which increased by 6% over the previous year.
The total number of passenger-kilometres performed in national and international transport reached 1,090 million, of which 842 million (77%) in national transport, i.e. a 20% increase compared to 2023, while the total number of passenger-kilometres went up by a tenth.
Rail goods transport down
More than 18.4 million tonnes of goods were carried by train and 4,569 million tonne-kilometres were performed. Railway goods transport in tonnes decreased by 4% and in tonne-kilometres by 1% compared to the previous year. 88% of goods were carried in international transport, including transit.
Considering the type of goods, the largest share of goods carried by train (36% expressed in tonnes and 37% expressed in tonne-kilometres) were so-called other goods (unidentifiable goods in containers and a mixture of types of goods). They were followed by coal, gas, petrol and refined products (19% and 19%, respectively) and goods classified within mining and quarrying (16% and 16%, respectively).
Almost 2.2 million tonnes of dangerous goods were carried by train, which is 14% more than a year earlier. Flammable liquids represented the largest share, accounting for 96% of all dangerous goods carried.
Fewer passenger wagons, more freight wagons
The railway network in Slovenia consists of 1,207 km of railway lines, of which 325 km double tracks and 605 km electrified. In 2024, Slovenian Railways owned 359 tractive vehicles, 156 of them locomotives, 203 railcars, 389 passenger wagons and 1,995 freight wagons. In one year, the number of locomotives stayed the same and the number of railcars decreased by 1, while the number of passenger wagons decreased by 13 and of freight wagons by 296. There were 78 privately owned freight wagons, the same as a year earlier.
Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
Railway passenger transport, Slovenia
Railway goods transport, Slovenia
Rail goods transport, Slovenia, 2024
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Structure of railway goods transport by type of goods, main railway operator, Slovenia, 2024
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