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2.2
Passenger Traffic Handled
2.2.1
Intercity Passenger Services
Intercity passenger traffic in 2008 in Canada totalled 4.88 million, as compared to 4.48 million in 2007. The carriers
were VIA Rail Canada, CN / Algoma Central, Ontario Northland Railway and Tshiuetin Rail Transportation. Of the
total, 94.3 per cent was transported by VIA Rail Canada, that is, 4.61 million. This was a 10.1 per cent increase from
the 4.18 million transported in 2007, and an increase of 22.0 per cent from 3.46 million in 1990. In terms of revenue
passenger-kilometres (RPK), the figure for VIA Rail Canada for 2008 was 1,530 million, versus 1,407 million for 2007.
It is up from 1,235 million in 1990, a rise of 23.9 per cent. The annual statistics since 1990 for VIA’s traffic and RPK
are displayed in Figures 4 and 5.
Figure 4
VIA Rail Canada Passenger Traffic
million
5.00
4.5
4.50
4.0
4.00
3.5
3.50
3.0
3.00 1990 91 92 93 94 1995 96 97 98 99 2000 01 02 03 04 2005 06 07 08
Figure 5
VIA Rail Canada Revenue Passenger-Kilometres
million
2000
2,000
1500
1,500
1000
1,000 1990 91 92 93 94 1995 96 97 98 99 2000 01 02 03 04 2005 06 07 08
The parameter to express intercity train efficiency is ‘average passenger-kilometres (km) per train-kilometre (km)’.
As shown in Figure 6, VIA’s train efficiency in 2008 was 141 passenger-km per train-km, versus 131 in 2007, but above
the 1990 baseline of 123. As a percentage, train efficiency in 2008 was 14.6 per cent over that in 1990.
Figure 6
VIA Rail Canada Train Efficiency
Passenger-kilometres per train-kilometre
150
150
140
140
14.6 per cent increase since 1990
130
130
120
120
110
110 1990 91 92 93 94 1995 96 97 98 99 2000 01 02 03 04 2005 06 07 08
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