In the fourth quarter, more passengers and less goods were transported by rail

Zagreb, 9 March 2023 - HŽ Putnički prijevoz d.o.o. increased the number of passengers transported by 27.1 percent, and the number of passenger kilometres by 83.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The increase in the number of passengers and passenger kilometres was mostly contributed by the pilot project of the Government of the Republic of Croatia for more favourable public rail transport for regular students, which at a single monthly ticket price of EUR 9.95 (EUR 74.97) allows unlimited use of rail transport for about 113 thousand full-time students in the Republic of Croatia. The pilot project covers daily train journeys from the place of residence to the place of study and occasional trips, such as day trips, doctor visits, holidays and other trips, in the 2nd class of regular trains in the territory of the Republic of Croatia. The pilot project shall be implemented from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023. Revenues of HŽ Putnički prijevoz d.o.o. from passenger transport increased by 22.5 percent.

In the railway market in the Republic of Croatia in the fourth quarter of 2022, freight rail transport carried 7.5 percent less goods with 0.3 percent less realised tonne-kilometres compared to the same period of the previous year. HŽ Cargo d.o.o. transported 11.7 percent less goods and achieved 2.4 percent less tonne-kilometres, while new freight railway companies transported 4.4 percent less goods and generated 2.3 percent more tonne-kilometres. At the end of the fourth quarter, new undertakings accounted for 59.6 % of the total goods transported and 46.3 % of the tonne-kilometres generated. Out of a total of 17 freight railway undertakings, 11 were commercially active while six new rail freight operators did not transport goods in the fourth quarter of 2022. Regardless of the reduced transport of goods, freight revenues from freight companies grew by 16.4 percent in a year. 

The indicators of the rail services market are available on the website of the Croatian Regulatory Authority  for Network Industries (HAKOM) at the following link.