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- 1,911
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new companies established
In 2020, approx. 1,911 new companies were established in the transport and traffic sector.
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- 39,262
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companies
In 2020, 39,262 companies were active in the transport industry in Austria.
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- 511
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million transportation trips
The Austrian cableways made 511 million transportation trips in the winter of 2019/2020.
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- 211,501
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employees
Around 211,500 people were employed in the transport and traffic sector in 2020.
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| Figures on the road and rail infrastructure in 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Motorway density in Austria | 20.8 km per 1,000 km² (EU average: 17.3 km per 1,000 km²) |
| Railway density in Austria | 59.0 km per 1,000 km² (EU average: 48.5 km per 1,000 km²) |
| Goods transported / Freight traffic in 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Means of transport | Transport volume in 1,000 tons | Share in % |
| Road | 375,552 | 68.5% |
| Rail | 97,512 | 17.8% |
| Pipelines | 67,123 | 12.2% |
| Danube shipping | 8,247 | 1.5% |
| Aviation | 188 | 0.03% |
| Figures of the Transport Industry 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Number of companies active in the Austrian transport industry | 39,262 |
| of which start-ups | 1,911 |
| Employees | 211,501 |
| Cable car industry | |
|---|---|
| Cable car companies (2019/2020) | 253 |
| Investment (2020/2021) | 423 million EUR |
| Conveyance of passengers (Winter 2019/2020) | 511 million |
| Total number of people employed (2019/2020) | 17,057 |
| The 10 largest transportation and logistics companies in Austria by net turnover in million Euros (2020) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Österr. Bundesbahnen-Holding AG (ÖBB) | 4,083.10 |
| 2. | LKW Walter Internationale Transportorganisation AG | 2,240.00 |
| 3. | Rail Cargo Austria AG | 2,196.60 |
| 4. | Österreichische Post AG | 2,189.00 |
| 5. | ÖBB Personenverkehr AG | 2,136.90 |
| 6. | Gebrüder Weiss Holding AG | 1,773.00 |
| 7. | cargo-partner Group Holding AG | 1,000.00 |
| 8. | Gartner Transport Holding GmbH | 559.00 |
| 9. | Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG | 508.54 |
| 10. | Lagermax Lagerhaus und Speditions AG | 501.20 |
Last update : 2022.03.07