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Facts and Figures - Transportation Infrastructure/Below ground Engineering

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Based on some selected data, find out here about the importance of the transport infrastructure / civil engineering industry
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  • 40,829

    companies

    There were more than 40,800 companies in Austria in the Transport and Traffic division in 2022.

  • 46,1

    million tons of goods transported

    More than 46,1 million tons of goods were transported via pipelines in Austria in 2023.

  • 41

    patents

    In the patent statistics in the area of railway and rail, Austria ranks first internationally, with 41 patents per million residents.

  • 259

    tunnels

    The railway network of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) includes 259 tunnels.

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Source: The Austrian Transport Industry. Data and Facts – Annual Report 2023
Figures from the Transport and Traffic division (2022)
Number of companies in the Austrian transport industry   40,829
Of which newly established 2,329
Employees   225,512
Source: The Austrian Transport Industry. Data and Facts – Annual Report 2023
Figures on road and rail infrastructure in 2020
Motorway density in Austria

20.9 km per 1,000 km2

(EU average: 17.6 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)

Source: The Austrian Transport Industry. Data and Facts – Annual Report 2023
Transported goods / freight traffic 2022
Means of transport Transport volume in 1,000 tons Share in %
Road 390,412 84.5%
Rail 102,710 14.4%
Danube shipping 6,374 1.1%
Aviation 215 0.03%
Source: Federal Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure, tunnel statistics
 Tunnels in Austria  
Motorway and expressways approx. 175
Railway tunnels of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) approx. 259


Last update : 2025-05-13