Freight: Railways

(asked on 12th April 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of cargo is transported by train in the UK.


Answered by
Huw Merriman Portrait
Huw Merriman
This question was answered on 22nd April 2024

In 2022, 7% of total freight moved in the UK was by rail - 81% was by road and 12% by water.

Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain, table TSGB0401 Freight (TSGB04) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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