The report confirms that passenger railways have experienced tremendous growth rates since the mid-nineties in countries like the UK (+70%), Sweden (+42%), France (+37%) and Belgium (+26%) and highlights the importance of high-speed services that represent a quarter of all traffic in the EU.
Aruandes kinnitatakse, et raudtee-reisijateveoturg on alates 1990ndate aastate keskpaigast sellistes riikides nagu Ühendkuningriik (+70%), Rootsi (+42%), Prantsusmaa (+37%) ja Belgia (+26%) tugevalt kasvanud, ja rõhutatakse kogu ELi rongiliiklusest veerandiku moodustavate kiirrongiliinide tähtsust.