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Continued growth in public transport
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Public transport, 2013

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Continued growth in public transport

The number of passengers using public transport showed an increase of 3.3 per cent in 2013 compared to 2012. More than half of the growth was on rails, but the percentual increase was strongest for boats.

Vehicle/boat/train kilometres, passengers and ticket revenues, by mode of transportationPublished 27 June 2014
2013Change in per cent
2012 - 20132008 - 2013
Vehicle/boat/train kms (1,000 kiliometres)
All modes of transportation424 1810.87.0
Bus (Scheduled road transport)366 4220.26.2
Boat7 1047.83.0
On rails (Railroad)50 6554.713.9
Passenger (1,000 passengers)
All modes of transportation560 7763.318.4
Bus (Scheduled road transport)339 5662.216.3
Boat9 9939.514.0
On rails (Railroad)211 2184.922.1
Ticket revenues (1,000 NOK)
All modes of transportation10 858 3327.823.4
Bus (Scheduled road transport)4 775 6234.116.1
Boat524 49814.115.2
On rails (Railroad)5 558 21110.531.4

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Production and use, by mode of transportation. Percentual change 2012-2013

Out of a total of 561 million fares, 340 million were by bus. This corresponds to 61 per cent. Passenger transport on rails continued to see the largest increase, both in per cent and number of passengers . In total, 211 million passengers travelled on rails in 2013, and of these about 67 million travelled by train.

Increase by bus in city areas

Most of the recent growth in the use of bus transport has been in the three largest cities. Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim increased passenger numbers by 6 million, from a total increase of 7.6 million passengers by bus from 2012 to 2013. Regional routes also saw a slight passenger growth of almost 1 million, while express busses saw passenger numbers drop by 6.8 per cent to less than 9 million.

Increased ticket revenues

Ticket revenues increased by 7.8 per cent from 2012 to 2013, which was significantly stronger than the passenger growth. Revenues for boat transport increased by 14.1 per cent, while revenues from passengers on railroads increased by 19.5 per cent. Total ticket revenues were almost NOK 11 billion.

Increased capacity on rails

The total of vehicle, boat, and train kilometres was almost unchanged from 2012 to 2013. Greater activity on rails led to an increase of more than 1 billion seat kilometres. City buses with fewer seats and more standing places gave a small reduction of -0.4 per cent in seat kilometres offered by Norwegian buses.