The Swiss transport infrastructure encompasses 83 274 km of road, 5196 km of railway track plus 14 national and regional airports. It is used by a wide variety of vehicles. In 2020, over 6.2 million motor vehicles travelled on the roads, 4.7 million of which were cars.
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| Infrastructure and network length | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rail network length1 | 5 196 km r | 2015 |
| Road network length | 83 274 km | 2020 |
| of which motorways |
1 544 km | 2020 |
| National and regional airports | 14 | 2019 |
| Vehicles | ||
| Tractive railway vehicles | 3 238 | 2015 |
| Stock of road motor vehicles (excl. mopeds) | 6 241 141 | 2020 |
| Change | +36% | 2000–2020 |
| Passenger cars | 4 658 335 | 2020 |
| New registrations of passenger cars | 238 664 | 2020 |
| Aircraft2 | 3 211 | 2019 |
| Private passenger vessels3 | 97 048 | 2020 |
1) Property length
2) Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, powered gliders, gliders, free balloons, airships
3) Motor, sailing, rowing boats etc. Sources: FSO – Public transport statistics (TP); FSO, FEDRO – New registrations of road vehicles (IVS), Stock of road vehicles (MFZ), Road length (STL); FSO, FOCA – Civil aviation statistics (AVIA_ZL); Swiss association of the registration offices – Number of vessels
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Contact
Federal Statistical Office Section MobilityEspace de l'Europe 10
CH-2010 Neuchâtel
Switzerland
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