SNCB as a driver of the economy
Central role in travel between home and work/school for commuters
Traffic growth 1995-2012: (in passenger-kilometres, national and international traffic)
An alternative to the problems of traffic congestion
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An alternative to the problems of traffic congestion
A recent OECD study put the cost of traffic congestion at between 3.5 and 7 billion euros, much more
than subsidies granted to SNCB!
Evolution of modal share: (the train is making progress)
In terms of freight, it makes it possible to maintain
access to ports and industrial centres.
- 11,200 container trains in 2013
- 1 train takes 50 lorries off the road (so 575,000 fewer lorries in 2013)
