PUBLIC TRANSPORT PERFORMANCE STATISTICS 1997

The purpose of these statistics is to generate data on the volumes of domestic passenger traffic supply and demand and the impact of the financial investments made by public authorities which are useful as a basis for transport policy decisions. The statistics cover rail transport, buses and coaches, taxis and air traffic. The decision to provide statistics covering the entire public transport system is justified on the grounds of the considerable financial support granted for taxis and buses out of public funds. Funding will be discussed solely with reference to financing of transport services. The statistics comprise the following items: vehicle and space capacity, the supply of transport services in terms of vehicle and place kilometres and demand as indicated by passenger numbers and passenger kilometres. Statistical data are provided on sources of public funding, the assignment of direct transport funding to increasing the supply of transport and reducing costs, and the distribution of indirect funding between different types of transport. There were 17600 vehicles and 446000 passenger places in public transport in 1997 (17 100 and 439 100 respectively in 1995), the total supply being 1,3 (1,1) thousand million vehicle kilometres, of which 49 % (53 %) comprised collective services and the remainder charter services. The total number of passengers was 536,5 (511,7) million, and total funding was FIM 2,4 (2,5) thousand million, of which collective services received 75 % (75 %). FIM 1,2 (1,2) thousand million was assigned to the direct purchase of transport services or general funding for fare reductions, while a further FIM 1,2 (1,3) thousand million of indirect funding was used for the reimbursement of travel expenses for special population groups, of which 52 % (51 %) applied to collective transport services. In respect of the transport costs of minicipalities, it has been necessary to use the allocation amounts established by a special survey in 1995 because, except for education, transport costs are not separately recorded. Apart from the social services transport costs, the error can be assumed to be insignificant. The real transport costs of health care and social services are likely to be slightly higher than those presented in the statistics. Co-operative efforts should be made between municipal and provincial administrations for more efficient statistical recording of the transport costs of municipalities.

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  Ministry of Transport and Communications

  ETELAESPLANADI 16-18
  HELSINKI,   Finland  FIN-00131
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 35 p.
• Serial:
  • REPORTS AND MEMORANDA OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
  • Volume: B
  • Issue Number: 7/1999
  • Publisher: N/A
  • ISSN: 1237-7449

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Passengers; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Roads; Statistics; Taxicabs
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• ITRD Terms: 6714: Air; 8035: Finland; 2755: Highway; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 6555: Statistics; 1148: Taxi; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00920403
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• ISBN: 951-723-529-1
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 6 2002 12:00AM