France rail freight tonne-km: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
France rail freight tonne-km: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté stood at 1,163.83 million tonne-km in 2025, according to SDES – Service des données et études statistiques (Ministère de la Transition écologique). It is one of the indicators in the Freight transport (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2016 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Freight transport (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French regions | |||||||||||
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 1,163.83 | 1,214.66 | 1,039.98 | 1,236.3 | 1,142.09 | 1,247.39 | 1,267.05 | 1,206.57 | 1,385.14 | 1,066.22 | |
| Normandy | 904.85 | 912.94 | 730.55 | 792.79 | 739.27 | 655.48 | 753.82 | 692.74 | 695.5 | 856.13 |
Understanding france rail freight tonne-km: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Logistical transport output for railway freight deliveries arriving within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté calculates the cumulative tonne-kilometres generated by cargo trains terminating their routes in the territory. This indicator reflects both the scale of the freight and the distance traversed across the rail network to reach local distribution points, separating inbound logistical services from outbound or internal-only flows. Traffic that transits the region without stopping for unloading is systematically excluded from the calculation.
When evaluating these figures, users should note that modifications to freight yard configurations or regional rail timetables can introduce structural breaks in the time series. Year-on-year comparisons offer the most reliable evaluation of underlying demand trends by smoothing out annual maintenance cycles and weather-related disruptions. Analysts should avoid comparing this series directly with seaport cargo throughput statistics, as maritime metrics capture different modal characteristics and cost structures.
Frequently asked questions
- What does this series quantify?
- It quantifies the transport performance of rail freight terminating in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in million tonne-kilometres.
- Does this series include goods passing through the region?
- No, transit freight that does not unload within the region is excluded from this destination-based metric.
- How should analysts handle structural changes in the network?
- Users must verify whether terminal closures or reclassifications have occurred, as these can create artificial breaks in the long-term data series.