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Global Rail Freight Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2027

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  • 49 Pages
  • March 2023
  • Region: Global
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 5835178
Global Rail Freight industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2017-22, and forecast to 2027). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The rail freight sector is defined as consisting of revenues generated from freight transportation by rail.
  • The global rail freight sector had total revenues of $213 billion in 2022, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.8% between 2017-22.
  • Sector consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 2.5% between 2017 and 2022, reaching 11,821.8 billion units in 2022.
  • Rail is among the transportation methods that use the least amount of energy and as per International Energy Agency, rail carries 7% of global freight transport. Almost two-thirds of rail freight’s total global energy consumption in 2021 came from diesel, which played a significant role in the industry.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the rail freight market in the global
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global rail freight market
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key rail freight market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Global rail freight market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Global rail freight market by value in 2022?
  • What will be the size of the Global rail freight market in 2027?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Global rail freight market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in the global's rail freight market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Geography segmentation
1.6. Market rivalry
1.7. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.3. Which companies offer substitutes for the main industry?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. BNSF Railway Co
8.2. Union Pacific Corporation
8.3. Indian Railways
8.4. Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi
8.5. China National Railway Group Co Ltd
8.6. Deutsche Bahn AG
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related Research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Global rail freight sector value: $ million, 2017-22
Table 2: Global rail freight sector volume: million units, 2017-22
Table 3: Global rail freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2022
Table 4: Global rail freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2022-27
Table 5: Global rail freight sector volume forecast: million units, 2022-27
Table 6: BNSF Railway Co: key facts
Table 7: BNSF Railway Co: Key Employees
Table 8: Union Pacific Corporation: key facts
Table 9: Union Pacific Corporation: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Union Pacific Corporation: Key Employees
Table 11: Indian Railways: key facts
Table 12: Indian Railways: Key Employees
Table 13: Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi: key facts
Table 14: Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi: Key Employees
Table 15: China National Railway Group Co Ltd: key facts
Table 16: China National Railway Group Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 17: Deutsche Bahn AG: key facts
Table 18: Deutsche Bahn AG: Key Employees
Table 19: Deutsche Bahn AG: Key Employees Continued
Table 20: Global exchange rate, 2018-22
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global rail freight sector value: $ million, 2017-22
Figure 2: Global rail freight sector volume: million units, 2017-22
Figure 3: Global rail freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
Figure 4: Global rail freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2022-27
Figure 5: Global rail freight sector volume forecast: million units, 2022-27
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global rail freight sector, 2022
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global rail freight sector, 2022
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global rail freight sector, 2022
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global rail freight sector, 2022
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global rail freight sector, 2022
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global rail freight sector, 2022

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • BNSF Railway Co
  • Union Pacific Corporation
  • Indian Railways
  • Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi
  • China National Railway Group Co Ltd
  • Deutsche Bahn AG

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