In the second quarter, the railways transported more freight and fewer passengers

Rail transport saw a 7.9% decrease in passenger numbers and a 5.3% increase in freight compared to last year.

ZAGREB, 12 September 2024 - In the second quarter of 2024, HŽ Putnički prijevoz d.o.o. transported 5,668,979 passengers, marking a 7.9% decrease from the same period in 2023. The number of passenger kilometres also fell by 28%*. In contrast, freight rail transport continued to grow, with 4,056,154 tonnes of goods transported, a 5.3% increase from the previous year, along with a 6.8% rise in tonne-kilometres. Additionally, freight undertakings have reported an increase in revenue from their services.

The historic freight undertaking, HŽ Cargo d.o.o., transported 7.8% more goods and achieved a 2.2% increase in tonne-kilometres. Meanwhile, other freight rail undertakings transported 3.7% more goods and recorded an 11.6% rise in tonne-kilometres. At the end of the second quarter of 2024, HŽ Cargo d.o.o. accounted for 39% of the total goods transported and 49.5% of the tonne-kilometres. Of the 18 freight rail undertakings, 13 were operational, while five did not transport any goods during the reported period.

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

*The decrease in passenger numbers and passenger kilometres is largely due to a change in the methodology for calculating these metrics from 1 July 2023. This change relates to the reporting of transportation data for regular students whose rail transport has been subsidised by the Croatian Government since 1 October 2022.