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- 40,512
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companies
There were more than 40,500 companies in Austria in the Transport and Traffic division in 2021.
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- 64,6
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million tons of goods transported
More than 64,6 million tons of goods were transported via pipelines in Austria in 2021.
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- 41
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patents
In the patent statistics in the area of railway and rail, Austria ranks first internationally, with 41 patents per million residents.
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- 250
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tunnels
The railway network of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) includes 250 tunnels.
Facts and Figures - Transportation Infrastructure/Below ground Engineering
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| Figures from the Transport and Traffic division (2021) | |
|---|---|
| Number of companies in the Austrian transport industry | 40,512 |
| Of which newly established | 2,345 |
| Employees | 222,084 |
| Figures on road and rail infrastructure in 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Motorway density in Austria | 20.8 km per 1,000 km2 (EU average: 17.5 km per 1,000 km2 |
| Railway density in Austria | 59.2 km per 1,000 km2 (EU average: 47.4 km per 1,000 km2) |
| Transported goods / freight traffic 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Means of transport | Transport volume in 1,000 tons | Share in % |
| Road | 403,498 | 69.7% |
| Rail | 102,233 | 17.7% |
| Pipelines | 64,614 | 11.2% |
| Danube shipping | 8,271 | 1.4% |
| Aviation | 221 | 0.04% |
| Tunnels in Austria | |
|---|---|
| Motorway and expressways | approx. 175 |
| Railway tunnels of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) | approx. 250 |
Last update : 25. April 2023