Data & Statistics

Tables and charts with relevant and latest information

• Singapore: Operating and financial performance of SMRT, SBS Transit (2014)

  May 1, 2015
  SMRT Corporation Limited and SBS Transit are two major public transport providers in Singapore.

• Middle East: Key rail projects and proposed investments [free access]

  April 1, 2015
  Public transport infrastructure in the Middle East has seen considerable activity in the past few months.

• Middle East & Africa: Rail ridership in key Middle East and African countries in 2013

  April 1, 2015
  In 2013, South Africa carried the maximum number of rail passengers in the African region, followed by Egypt.

• Africa: Growth in the railways network and ridership in African region (2006-2013)

  April 1, 2015
  Over the past few years, not many African countries have expanded their rail network.

• US: FTA's urbanised area apportionments for FY2015 [free access]

  March 1, 2015
  The Section 5307 and Section 5340 urbanised area apportionments for populations of 1,000,000 or more are indicated in the table below.

• US: Projects under Capital Investment Grant Program for FY2015

  March 1, 2015
  The Capital Investment Grant program is a discretionary grant programme of the Federal Transit Administration.

• US: Proposed FY2016 funding under Capital Investment Grant Program

  March 1, 2015
  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is recommending a total appropriation of USD3.25 billion in Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant Program funds in FY 2016.

• Latin America: Key upcoming metro rail works [free access]

  February 1, 2015
  Metro rail systems are currently operational in 19 key cities in Latin America.

• Latin America: Key bus and rail contracts awarded in 2014

  February 1, 2015
  Several key contracts for light-rail, metro rail, high-speed and bus network were awarded in the Latin America region in 2014.

• Latin America: Key planned airport rail links (ARLs)

  February 1, 2015
  Globally, there has been a phase of growth in the case of airport rail links (ARLs), driven by increasing demand for air travel and worsening congestion near airports.

• European Union: Deployment of ETCS [free access]

  January 1, 2015
  The European Train Control System (ETCS) is a signalling, control and train protection system designed to replace the many incompatible safety systems currently used by European railways, especially on high-speed lines.

• European Union: ETCS equipped lines in service

  January 1, 2015
  ETCS is specified at four different levels: L0, L1, L2 and L3. In L0, ETCS-compliant locomotives or rolling stock interact with line side equipment that is non-ETCS compliant.

• European Union: ETCS Lines at testing and construction stages

  January 1, 2015
  Several rail lines are currently at the ETCS testing and deployment stages in the European Union.

• Thailand: Current status of rail transport [free access]

  December 1, 2014
  Railways in Thailand carried 41 million passengers in 2012 on a track length of 4,043 km.

• Thailand: Public expenditure in the transport sector by mode during 2005-14

  December 1, 2014
  There has been a sustained increase in public expenditure on railways and mass transit systems during the last 10 years.

• Thailand: Growth in bus rolling stock during 2009-13

  December 1, 2014
  Bus rolling stock in Thailand has increased from 134,928 in 2009 to 141,058 in 2013, recording a compound annual growth rate of only 1.12 per cent.

• Africa: Current railway network [free access]

  November 1, 2014
  At present, Africa's rail network spans 65,000 km, of which the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region accounts for 35.5 per cent, South Africa for 40.7 per cent and North Africa 23.8 per cent.

• Africa: Growth in length of railway network during 2008-2012

  November 1, 2014
  Over the years, there has been little growth in Africa's rail network.

• Africa: Passenger rail traffic during 2008-2012

  November 1, 2014
  Even though South Africa has been carrying the maximum number of passengers in the African region, there has been no noticeable surge over time in the volume of passengers carried.

• China: Travel mode shares in Beijing during 1986-2010

  October 1, 2014
  Beijing is the capital of China and one of the most populous cities in the world.