National statistics: rail freight transport has overcome the crisis

Back on track with increased growth: rail freight has overcome the crisis
Market share of rail freight transport - % share based on performance in kilometre-tonnes

^{Source: Allianz pro Schiene, based on data published by the Federal Transport Ministry: Transport in Figures 2009/2010 and on Destatis figures from 26.01.2011.}

The Pro-Rail Alliance managing director warned politicians against simply waiting for increasing fuel prices to force the issue of modal shift. "The second important success factor is investing in the rail network," said Flege. German train operating companies (TOCs) are not satisfied with developments. According to a poll carried out by the Federal Network Agency in December 2010, 37 percent of TOCs said the general state of the network was "poor or insufficient". Flege: "That is a bad report card for the federal government's transport policy." A total of half of all TOCs described the general state as "moderate". "That is a strong indication that more money needs to go into the network," said Flege. Pro-Rail Alliance calculations show that five billion euros are required annually. The federal government has only budgeted 3.9 billion euros for 2011..

TOC satisfaction with the overall state of the federal rail network
Top to bottom: good or very good (1-2); moderate (3); poor or insufficient (4-5)

^{Source: Allianz pro Schiene, based on figures from the German Federal Network Agency 2010.}

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