Amos, PaulThompson, Lou2012-08-132012-08-132007-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11768This Transport Note has been prepared as an adjunct to the 2006-07 updating of the World Bank's Railways Databases. It uses the databases for inferences on aggregate trends as well as other Bank documents and sources of policy information. It provides a high level view of traffic and policy developments. Particular emphasis is given to the Bank's six regions of operations at a time when the Bank's Transport Strategy is being updated with the intention of increasing the attention given to the role of railways in development. For completeness, important policy developments in the higher income countries are also summarized. The Note has been prepared by Paul Amos, Transport Adviser to the World Bank and Lou Thompson, Railway Consultant, and formerly Railways Adviser to the World Bank. While the content has drawn upon the broad experience and expertise of the Bank in the railway sector, any views expressed herein are strictly those of the authors.CC BY 3.0 IGOAGGREGATESAVERAGE PASSENGERBAUXITEBORDER OWNERSHIPCAPITAL COSTSCEMENTCOACHESCOMMON CARRIERSCOMMUTER RAILCOMMUTER SERVICESCOMPETITION POLICYCONCESSION AGREEMENTSCONCESSION FEESCONGLOMERATECUSTOMER SERVICEDOMESTIC PASSENGERDRIVERSENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSFARE COLLECTIONFARESFINANCIAL PERFORMANCEFRAMEWORKFREIGHT CARRIERFREIGHT CONCESSIONAIREFREIGHT CONCESSIONSFREIGHT COSTSFREIGHT ENTITIESFREIGHT FLOWSFREIGHT INDUSTRYFREIGHT INFRASTRUCTUREFREIGHT OPERATIONSFREIGHT OPERATORSFREIGHT RAILFREIGHT RAILWAYSFREIGHT RATESFREIGHT SERVICESFREIGHT SYSTEMSFREIGHT TARIFFFREIGHT TRAFFICFREIGHT TRAINSFREIGHT TRANSPORTFREIGHT WAGONSGRAVELHEAVY RAILHIGH SPEED LINESHOLDING COMPANYINCOMEINFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENTINTERCITY PASSENGERINTERCITY PASSENGER SERVICEINTERNATIONAL PASSENGERINTERNATIONAL SHIPPINGINVESTMENT IN RAILWAYSJOINT VENTURESLATIN AMERICANLEASINGLITIGATIONLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCOMOTIVELOCOMOTIVESLONG-DISTANCELONG-DISTANCE PASSENGERMAINTENANCE CONTRACTSNATIONAL RAILWAYNETWORK CONGESTIONPACIFIC REGIONPASSENGER FARESPASSENGER NUMBERSPASSENGER OPERATIONSPASSENGER SERVICEPASSENGER SERVICESPASSENGER TRAFFICPASSENGER TRAINPASSENGER TRAINSPASSENGER TRANSPORTPASSENGERSPERSONAL TRAVELPOPULATION DENSITYPORTSPRIVATE OPERATORSPRIVATE OWNERSHIPPRIVATE RAIL OPERATORSPRIVATE RAILWAYSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPSOPUBLIC OWNERSHIPPUBLIC RAILWAYSPUBLIC SECTOR OPERATORSPUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONRAILRAIL CONCESSIONSRAIL CORRIDORSRAIL FREIGHTRAIL FREIGHT OPERATORSRAIL FREIGHT TRAFFICRAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORTRAIL INDUSTRYRAIL INFRASTRUCTURERAIL LINERAIL LINESRAIL NETWORKRAIL OPERATIONSRAIL PASSENGERRAIL PASSENGER TRAFFICRAIL SERVICERAIL SERVICESRAIL SYSTEMRAIL TRACKRAIL TRAFFICRAILROADSRAILSRAILTRACKRAILWAYRAILWAY ACTIVITYRAILWAY ADMINISTRATIONSRAILWAY ASSOCIATIONRAILWAY CAPACITYRAILWAY COMPANIESRAILWAY FREIGHTRAILWAY INDUSTRIESRAILWAY INDUSTRYRAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURERAILWAY NETWORKRAILWAY OPERATIONSRAILWAY PERFORMANCERAILWAY POLICIESRAILWAY POLICYRAILWAY PRIVATIZATIONRAILWAY REFORMRAILWAY SECTORRAILWAY STATISTICSRAILWAY SYSTEMRAILWAY SYSTEMSRAILWAY TRAFFICRAILWAYSRAILWAYS ADVISERREGIONAL NETWORKSREGULATORSREGULATORY AUTHORITIESREGULATORY OVERSIGHTREGULATORY PROCESSRIGHTS OF ACCESSROADROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD NETWORKROAD TRANSPORTROADSROLLING STOCKROUTEROUTESSAFETYSANDSHIPPING CONTAINERSSPEEDSPEEDSSTEELSTRUCTURESSUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUBURBAN RAILTARIFF REGULATIONTHREATTIMBERTOLLTRACKAGETRACKSTRADING PATTERNSTRAFFICTRAFFIC ACCIDENTSTRAFFIC CONGESTIONTRAFFIC DENSITYTRAFFIC DEVELOPMENTSTRAFFIC FLOWSTRAFFIC GROWTHTRAFFIC LEVELSTRAFFIC UNITSTRAIN OPERATING COMPANIESTRAIN OPERATORSTRAINSTRANSITTRANSPORTTRANSPORT ALTERNATIVESTRANSPORT DEMANDTRANSPORT MARKETTRANSPORT PROBLEMSTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SERVICETRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERSTRANSPORT STRATEGYTRIPTRUCKINGURBAN RAILURBAN RAIL SYSTEMSVEHICLEVEHICLE EMISSIONSWAGONSWESTERN EUROPEWorld Bank10.1596/11768