Synopsis
Rail Freight transportation is the carriage of goods from a point of loading, or goods station, to a point of unloading, again a station capable of handling the loading and unloading of the goods carried. These goods are generally heavy in bulk and of low value in relation to their bulk. Examples include coal, building materials, iron and steel. Freight rail companies’ customers are mainly businesses in the heavy industry sector such as manufacturing, mining, oil and gas or logistics companies.
The global Rail Freight market was valued at US$ million in 2023 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2030, witnessing a CAGR of % during the forecast period 2024-2030.
According to the data of China Association of Metros, by the end of 2022, 55 cities in mainland China have opened urban rail transit and 308 operating lines. The total length of operating lines is 10287.45 km, ranking first in the world and accounting for 26.2% of the total global mileage. 1080.63 km of new operating lines were added in 2022. By the end of 2022, 545 cities in 78 countries and regions will have opened urban rail transit, with more than 41,386.12 km of operational mileage. Compared to 2021, the total mileage of urban rail transit worldwide would increase by 4,531.92 km, an increase of 11.0%, of which 1,293.45 km of subway mileage, 788.11 km of light rail mileage and 2,450.36 km of tram mileage would increase, accounting for 28.5%, 17.4% and 54.1% of the total increase respectively.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Rail Freight, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Rail Freight.
Report Scope
The Rail Freight market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2023 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2019 to 2030. This report segments the global Rail Freight market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided.
For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.
The report will help the Rail Freight companies, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues, sales volume, and average price for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by Type, by Application, and by regions.
Market Segmentation
By Company
CN Railway
SBB Cargo
SNCF
DB Schenker
Segment by Type
Long-Distance Freight
Short-Distance Freight
Segment by Application
Logistic
Chemical
Post Service
Military
Oil and Gas
Mining Industry
Others
By Region
North America
United States
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Nordic Countries
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Rest of Asia
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Rest of Latin America
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by Type, by Application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Rail Freight companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9, 10: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 11: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 12: The main points and conclusions of the report.
Index
1 Report Overview
1.1 Study Scope
1.2 Market Analysis by Type
1.2.1 Global Rail Freight Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
1.2.2 Long-Distance Freight
1.2.3 Short-Distance Freight
1.3 Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Rail Freight Market Growth by Application: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
1.3.2 Logistic
1.3.3 Chemical
1.3.4 Post Service
1.3.5 Military
1.3.6 Oil and Gas
1.3.7 Mining Industry
1.3.8 Others
1.4 Study Objectives
1.5 Years Considered
1.6 Years Considered
2 Global Growth Trends
2.1 Global Rail Freight Market Perspective (2019-2030)
2.2 Rail Freight Growth Trends by Region
2.2.1 Global Rail Freight Market Size by Region: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
2.2.2 Rail Freight Historic Market Size by Region (2019-2024)
2.2.3 Rail Freight Forecasted Market Size by Region (2025-2030)
2.3 Rail Freight Market Dynamics
2.3.1 Rail Freight Industry Trends
2.3.2 Rail Freight Market Drivers
2.3.3 Rail Freight Market Challenges
2.3.4 Rail Freight Market Restraints
3 Competition Landscape by Key Players
3.1 Global Top Rail Freight Players by Revenue
3.1.1 Global Top Rail Freight Players by Revenue (2019-2024)
3.1.2 Global Rail Freight Revenue Market Share by Players (2019-2024)
3.2 Global Rail Freight Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
3.3 Players Covered: Ranking by Rail Freight Revenue
3.4 Global Rail Freight Market Concentration Ratio
3.4.1 Global Rail Freight Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)
3.4.2 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by Rail Freight Revenue in 2023
3.5 Rail Freight Key Players Head office and Area Served
3.6 Key Players Rail Freight Product Solution and Service
3.7 Date of Enter into Rail Freight Market
3.8 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
4 Rail Freight Breakdown Data by Type
4.1 Global Rail Freight Historic Market Size by Type (2019-2024)
4.2 Global Rail Freight Forecasted Market Size by Type (2025-2030)
5 Rail Freight Breakdown Data by Application
5.1 Global Rail Freight Historic Market Size by Application (2019-2024)
5.2 Global Rail Freight Forecasted Market Size by Application (2025-2030)
6 North America
6.1 North America Rail Freight Market Size (2019-2030)
6.2 North America Rail Freight Market Growth Rate by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
6.3 North America Rail Freight Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
6.4 North America Rail Freight Market Size by Country (2025-2030)
6.5 United States
6.6 Canada
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Rail Freight Market Size (2019-2030)
7.2 Europe Rail Freight Market Growth Rate by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
7.3 Europe Rail Freight Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
7.4 Europe Rail Freight Market Size by Country (2025-2030)
7.5 Germany
7.6 France
7.7 U.K.
7.8 Italy
7.9 Russia
7.10 Nordic Countries
8 Asia-Pacific
8.1 Asia-Pacific Rail Freight Market Size (2019-2030)
8.2 Asia-Pacific Rail Freight Market Growth Rate by Region: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
8.3 Asia-Pacific Rail Freight Market Size by Region (2019-2024)
8.4 Asia-Pacific Rail Freight Market Size by Region (2025-2030)
8.5 China
8.6 Japan
8.7 South Korea
8.8 Southeast Asia
8.9 India
8.10 Australia
9 Latin America
9.1 Latin America Rail Freight Market Size (2019-2030)
9.2 Latin America Rail Freight Market Growth Rate by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
9.3 Latin America Rail Freight Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
9.4 Latin America Rail Freight Market Size by Country (2025-2030)
9.5 Mexico
9.6 Brazil
10 Middle East & Africa
10.1 Middle East & Africa Rail Freight Market Size (2019-2030)
10.2 Middle East & Africa Rail Freight Market Growth Rate by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
10.3 Middle East & Africa Rail Freight Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
10.4 Middle East & Africa Rail Freight Market Size by Country (2025-2030)
10.5 Turkey
10.6 Saudi Arabia
10.7 UAE
11 Key Players Profiles
11.1 CN Railway
11.1.1 CN Railway Company Detail
11.1.2 CN Railway Business Overview
11.1.3 CN Railway Rail Freight Introduction
11.1.4 CN Railway Revenue in Rail Freight Business (2019-2024)
11.1.5 CN Railway Recent Development
11.2 SBB Cargo
11.2.1 SBB Cargo Company Detail
11.2.2 SBB Cargo Business Overview
11.2.3 SBB Cargo Rail Freight Introduction
11.2.4 SBB Cargo Revenue in Rail Freight Business (2019-2024)
11.2.5 SBB Cargo Recent Development
11.3 SNCF
11.3.1 SNCF Company Detail
11.3.2 SNCF Business Overview
11.3.3 SNCF Rail Freight Introduction
11.3.4 SNCF Revenue in Rail Freight Business (2019-2024)
11.3.5 SNCF Recent Development
11.4 DB Schenker
11.4.1 DB Schenker Company Detail
11.4.2 DB Schenker Business Overview
11.4.3 DB Schenker Rail Freight Introduction
11.4.4 DB Schenker Revenue in Rail Freight Business (2019-2024)
11.4.5 DB Schenker Recent Development
12 Analyst's Viewpoints/Conclusions
13 Appendix
13.1 Research Methodology
13.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
13.1.2 Data Source
13.2 Disclaimer
13.3 Author Details