Statistics Norway

Domestic transport performances

1   Domestic passenger transport1, by mode of transport. 1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990, 1995, 2000 and 2002-2005
Mode of transport 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
  Million passengers
Total1 1 316 1 847 2 320 2 628 3 385 3 725 3 805 4 198 4 343 4 411 44 576 4 601
Water transport 25 36 44 51 52 54 44 46 46 46 46 48
Ferry transport 17 28 36 43 45 47 36 38 37 37 38 39
Other regular service 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 9
Railway transport etc.  137  120  122  132  119  115  130  158  153  147  141  149
Norwegian State Railways 34 29 33 37 34 34 40 50 46 45 46 47
Other railways             - 5 4 4 5 5
Suburban railways and urban tramways  103 91 89 95 85 81 90  103  103 97 91 97
Road transport 1 153 1 690 2 152 2 442 3 209 3 549 3 623 3 983 4 136 4 210 44 279 4 394
Scheduled road transport  308  323  310  332  289  278  286  320  319  321  329  327
Taxis 252 253 259 271 62 70 71 73 72 70 70 68
Taxis etc.         26 19 35  106 99 90 80 74
Private cars3  693 1 227 1 708 1 976 2 753 3 094 3 141 3 345 3 502 3 579 43 646 3 756
Motorcycles, mopeds  100 87 75 63 79 88 90  139  144  150  154  169
Air transport 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 9 9 9 10
  Million passengerkilometres
Total 17 384 25 824 35 305 40 705 47 656 53 881 56 132 62 768 464 581 465 140 465 936 67 031
Water transport  572  631  660  660  643  694  678  845 4 854 4 841 4 829  849
Ferry transport  116  195  275  321  323  322  252  297  282  283  293  299
Other regular service  456  436  385  339  320  372  426  547 4 572 4 558 4 536  550
Railway transport etc. 2 020 1 930 2 271 2 751 2 567 2 430 2 681 3 353 2 989 2 896 43 092 3 203
Norwegian State Railways 1 629 1 498 1 827 2 250 2 112 2 011 2 300 2 634 2 264 2 204 2 390 2 433
Other railways - - - - - - -  223  227  216 4 244  252
Suburban railways and urban tramways  391  432  444  501  455  419  381  496  498  476 4 458  518
Road transport 14 512 22 631 31 353 35 819 42 299 48 092 49 206 54 156 56 709 57 604 457 972 58 837
Scheduled road transport 3 263 3 726 3 963 4 257 3 948 3 890 3 752 4 141 4 125 4 005 4 231 4 380
Taxis 2 398 2 429 2 475 2 625  461  523  566  583  580  575  571  556
Taxis etc.          377  278  505 1 535 1 429 1 300 1 165 1 071
Private cars3 10 053 17 781 26 311 30 436 36 884 42 696 43 659 46 832 49 383 50 464 450 686 51 457
Motorcycles, mopeds  798  695  604  501  629  705  724 1 065 1 192 1 260 1 319 1 373
Air transport  280  632 1 021 1 475 2 147 2 665 3 567 4 415 4 030 3 799 4 043 4 142
  Relative figures 1965=100
Passengers  100  140  176  200  257  283  289  319  330  335 4 348  350
Passenger kilometres  100  149  203  234  274  310  323  361  372  375 4 379  386
1  Including only passengers who enter as well as leave any means of transport in Norway.
2  Taxis etc. are included in taxis.
3  Drivers are included in the calculations.
4  Corrected.
Source: Estimates made by institute of Transport Economics and Statistics Norway.

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