Definitions, as published
The definition of each term exactly as its official source words it, with the article or page it comes from.
| Term slug | Definition text | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| railway-traffic | Movement of a railway vehicle on railway lines that are operated. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-01, p. 26 |
| railway-traffic-on-national-territory | Movement of railway vehicles on lines operated within a national territory, irrespective of the country in which these vehicles are registered. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-02, p. 26 |
| shunting | Operation of moving a rail vehicle or set of rail vehicles within a railway station or other operational point (see A.I-13). | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-03, p. 26 |
| railway-vehicle-trip | Movement of a railway vehicle from a specified point of origin to a specified point of destination. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-04, p. 26 |
| train | One or more railway vehicles hauled by one or more locomotives, railcars or driven bodies, or one railcar travelling alone, running under a given number or specific designation from an initial fixed point to a terminal fixed point. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-05, p. 26 |
| types-of-train | The main categories being considered are: ʱ freight (goods) train: train for the carriage of goods composed of one or more wagons and, possibly, rail vans (see A.II-15) moving either empty or loaded; ʱ passenger train: train for the carriage of passengers composed of one or more passenger railway vehicles and, possibly, rail vans moving either empty or loaded; ʱ mixed train: a train composed of passenger railway vehicles and of wagons; ʱ locomotives on their own (see A.IV-05 for the relevance of their reporting); ʱ other (works) trains: trains moving solely for the requirements of the infrastructure manager, which involve no payments to third parties. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-06, p. 27 |
| train-kilometre | Unit of measurement representing the movement of a train (see A.IV-05) over one kilometre. The distance to be considered is the distance actually travelled. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-07, p. 27 |
| tractive-vehicle-kilometre | Unit of measurement representing any movement of a tractive vehicle over a distance of one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-08, p. 27 |
| hauled-vehicle-kilometre | Unit of measurement representing any movement of a hauled vehicle over one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-09, p. 27 |
| tonne-kilometre-offered-by-a-wagon-or-a-train | Unit of measurement representing the movement of one tonne of carrying capacity (see A.II-25), available in a wagon or a train, over one kilometre while performing services for which it is primarily intended. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-10, p. 27 |
| wagon-kilometre | Unit of measurement representing any movement of a wagon loaded or empty over a distance of one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-11, p. 27 |
| seat-kilometre-offered-by-a-passenger-rail-vehicle | Unit of measurement representing the movement of one seat available in a passenger railway vehicle when performing the services for which it is primarily intended over one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-12, p. 28 |
| gross-tonne-kilometre-of-a-train | Unit of measurement representing the movement over a distance of one kilometre of one tonne of railway vehicle, including the weight of the tractive vehicle (i.e. the total gross tonnage of a train). | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-13, p. 28 |
| gross-hauled-tonne-kilometre-ghtk-of-a-train | Unit of measurement representing the movement over a distance of one kilometre of one tonne of hauled vehicles and their contents (gross hauled tonnage of a train). | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-14, p. 28 |
| percentage-of-cancelled-trains | Number of cancelled trains divided by the total number of scheduled trains multiplied by 100. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-15, p. 29 |
| punctuality | Number of trains arriving with a delay less than or equal to a given threshold ( = ‘arriving on time’), divided by the total number of trains that have not been cancelled (see A.IV-15) and multiplied by 100. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.IV-16, p. 29 |
| rail-transport | Movement of goods and/or passengers using a railway vehicle on a given railway network. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-01, p. 30 |
| national-rail-transport | Rail transport between two places (a place of loading/embarkation and a place of unloading/disembarkation) located in the same country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-02, p. 31 |
| rail-cabotage-transport | National rail transport operated by a foreign railway undertaking. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-02.1, p. 31 |
| international-rail-transport | Rail transport between a place of loading/embarkation or of unloading/disembarkation in one country and a place of loading/embarkation or of unloading/disembarkation in another country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-03, p. 31 |
| international-goods-transport-by-rail-loaded | Outgoing goods carried by rail between a place of loading (on a railway vehicle) located in the declaring country and a place of unloading from a railway vehicle in another country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-03.1, p. 32 |
| international-goods-transport-by-rail-unloaded | Incoming goods carried by rail between a place of loading (on a railway vehicle) located in a foreign country and a place of unloading from a railway vehicle in the declaring country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-03.2, p. 32 |
| cross-trade-rail-transport | Rail transport performed by a railway vehicle registered in one country between a place of loading in a second country and a place of unloading in a third country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-03.3, p. 32 |
| rail-transit | Rail transport that passes through a country where neither the place of loading/embarkation nor the place of unloading/disembarkation is located in that country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-04, p. 32 |
| heavy-rail-passenger | Person, excluding members of the train crew, who makes a trip by heavy rail. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-05, p. 32 |
| metro-tramway-light-rail-urban-lines-passenger | Person, excluding members of the concerned transport operator, who makes a trip by metro, tramway or urban light rail lines. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-05.1, p. 32 |
| funicular-and-rack-lines-passenger | Person, excluding members of the concerned transport operator, who makes a trip by funicular or rack lines. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-05.2, p. 32 |
| rail-passenger-kilometre-pkm | Unit of measurement representing the transport of one rail passenger by rail over a distance of one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-06, p. 33 |
| metro-tramway-light-rail-urban-lines-passenger-kilometre-pkm | Unit of measurement representing the transport of one passenger by metro, tramway or urban light rail lines respectively over a distance of one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-06.1, p. 33 |
| funicular-and-rack-lines-passenger-kilometre | Unit of measurement representing the transport of one passenger by funicular and rack lines respectively over a distance of one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-06.2, p. 33 |
| rail-passenger-embarked | Passenger who boards a railway vehicle to be conveyed by it. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-07, p. 33 |
| rail-passenger-disembarked | Passenger alighting from a railway vehicle after having been conveyed by it. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-08, p. 33 |
| rail-passenger-trip | Combination of the place of embarkation and the place of disembarkation of the passengers conveyed by rail regardless of the itinerary followed on the railway network. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-09, p. 33 |
| place-of-embarkation-on-a-railway-vehicle | Place in which a rail passenger boards the railway vehicle to be conveyed by it. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-10, p. 33 |
| place-of-disembarkation-from-a-railway-vehicle | Place in which a rail passenger leaves the railway vehicle after being conveyed by it. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-11, p. 33 |
| goods-carried-by-rail | Goods moved by railway vehicles. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-12, p. 33 |
| goods-loaded-on-rail | Goods placed on a railway vehicle and dispatched by rail. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-13, p. 34 |
| goods-unloaded-from-rail | Goods taken off a railway vehicle after transport by rail. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-14, p. 34 |
| consignment | Collection of goods transported under cover of the same transport document in accordance with regulations or tariffs in force where they exist. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-15, p. 34 |
| types-of-consignment | The main categories are the following. ʱ Full train load. Consignment comprising a train with one or several wagon loads transported together for one consignor with no change in train composition from a single point of loading to a single point of unloading. Also referred to as ‘unit train’. ʱ Full wagon load. Consignment of goods requiring the exclusive use of a wagon throughout its trip, whether the full wagon loading capacity is utilised or not; wagons in a full train load are excluded. Also referred to as ‘carload’. ʱ Smalls / small load. Consignment other than full train loads or full wagon loads. Also referred to as less than carload (LCL). | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-16, p. 34 |
| gross-gross-weight-of-goods-carried-by-rail | The total weight of the goods carried, all packaging and the tare weight of the transport unit, such as containers (see G.II-02), swap bodies (see G.II-08) and pallets (see G.II-11), along with road goods vehicles carrying goods and transported by rail. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-17, p. 34 |
| gross-weight-of-goods-carried-by-rail | The total weight of goods carried, including packaging but excluding the tare weight of the transport unit, such as containers (see G.II-02), swap bodies (see G.II-08) and pallets (see G.II-11), along with road goods vehicles carrying goods. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-18, p. 35 |
| net-weight-of-goods-carried-by-rail | The total weight of goods carried, excluding both packaging and the tare weight of the transport unit, such as containers (see G.II-02), swap bodies (see G.II-08) and pallets (see G.II-11), along with road goods vehicles carrying goods. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-19, p. 35 |
| tare-weight-of-goods-carried-by-rail | The weight of a transport unit, such as containers (see G.II-02), swap bodies (see G.II-08) pallets (see G.II-11), along with road goods vehicles carrying goods and transported by rail before any cargo is loaded. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-20, p. 35 |
| tonne-kilometre-tkm-carried-by-rail | Unit of measurement of goods transport that represents the transport of one tonne of goods over a distance of one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-21, p. 35 |
| types-of-goods-carried-by-rail | Types of goods in transport may be classified according to type. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-22, p. 35 |
| types-of-cargo-carried-by-rail | Goods in rail transport may be classified according to the UNECE – Codes for types of cargo, packages and packaging materials, Recommendation 21, 1986. The cargo classes are: ʱ liquid bulk, ʱ solid bulk, ʱ large freight container, ʱ other freight container, ʱ palletised goods, ʱ pre-slung goods, ʱ mobile, self-propelled units, ʱ other mobile units, ʱ other cargo types. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-23, p. 35 |
| teu-kilometre-by-rail | Unit for measuring the goods transport by containers equivalent to one twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) transported over a distance of one kilometre by rail. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-24, p. 36 |
| dangerous-goods-carried-by-rail | Goods classified as dangerous goods carried by rail according to the Regulation concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) are those defined by the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: ʱ class 1: explosives; ʱ class 2: gases; ʱ class 3: flammable liquids; ʱ class 4: flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, on contact with water, emit flammable gases; ʱ class 5: oxidising substances and organic peroxides; ʱ class 6: toxic and infectious substances; ʱ class 7: radioactive material; ʱ class 8: corrosive substances; ʱ class 9: miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles, including environmentally hazardous substances. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-25, p. 36 |
| place-of-loading-on-a-railway-vehicle | Place in which the goods are loaded on a railway vehicle to be transported by it. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), A.V-26, p. 36 |
Sources
- Glossary for Transport Statistics — 6th edition (2026) — Eurostat, UNECE ve ITF-OECD · Reusable with attribution
- UNCTADstat maritime/transport metadata — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) / UNCTADstat · Reusable with attribution
- IMO conventions and maritime definitions — official definition clauses and terminology pages — International Maritime Organization (IMO) · Reusable with attribution
- U.S. federal air cargo/security definitions associated with ICAO scope — International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); auxiliary U.S. federal regulatory sources · Public domain
- United States federal transport and customs definitions — GPO / Office of Federal Register / PHMSA-DOT / FMCSA-DOT / FMC / CBP-DHS / U.S. Congress · Public domain
- European Union transport and customs definitions — European Parliament and Council instruments; Publications Office of the EU / EUR-Lex · Reusable with attribution
- Hague–Visby Article I via UK legislation.gov.uk — UN Treaty Collection/UN, UNCITRAL, UNECE, ICAO, OTIF ve UK legislation.gov.uk · Reusable with attribution
- BTS/FMCSA/FMC/CBP/MARAD federal-authored glossary rows — BTS; FMCSA; FMC; CBP; MARAD · Public domain
- United Kingdom official transport and customs terms — HMRC; Department for Transport; Traffic Commissioners/DVSA; UK Parliament/legislation.gov.uk · Reusable with attribution
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