Annual Survey on Rail Transportation (AR)

Railway track operated by enterprise, distance

Railway track operated refers to track operated at a specified point in time that is either owned by the enterprise, operated by the enterprise under lease, contract or trackage rights or is jointly owned by the enterprise. It includes main track, passing tracks, crossovers, industrial tracks, spurs and yard tracks.

Enterprise refers to the highest level of the Business Register statistical hierarchy. In alignment with the System of National Accounts, it is defined as an institutional unit that directs and controls the allocation of resources relating to its operations, and for which financial statements are maintained from which international transactions, an international investment position and a financial position for the unit can be derived. Enterprises can be corporations, quasi-corporations, institutions, or unincorporated businesses such as sole proprietors or partnerships. For incorporated enterprises, financial statements can be consolidated.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

  • Kilometers
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