Zahlen zum europäischen Schienenverkehr 2011/12

2011 will be remembered as the year in which the European Commission outlined its vision for Europe’s transport sector in the Transport White Paper. Meeting growing mobility needs, Europe must move away from its dependence on oil and must achievesubstantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Transport should contribute by reducing emissions by at least 60% on the 1990 level by 2050. In that context, the Commission proposed two highly important modal shift targets: 30% of overland freight should go by rail or inland waterways by 2030, 50% by 2050; and rail should account for the majority of intermediate-distance passenger travel by 2050. Furthermore, the development of railways remained in 2011 a strong source for the economic growth, it generated demand from other industries and enabled goods and passengers to be transported more easily, more cheaply and on a larger scale.