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- 40,829
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companies
There were more than 40,800 companies in Austria in the Transport and Traffic division in 2022.
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- 46,1
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million tons of goods transported
More than 46,1 million tons of goods were transported via pipelines in Austria in 2023.
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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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- 259
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tunnels
The railway network of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) includes 259 tunnels.
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| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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% |
| Tunnels in Austria | |
|---|---|
| Motorway and expressways | approx. 175 |
| Railway tunnels of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) | approx. 259 |
Last update : 13. May 2025