Passenger Rail in Belgium

Introduction

Passenger Rail in Belgium industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Belgium passenger rail market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The passenger rail sector consists of all passenger transport by 'heavy rail' services, including international, inter-city, regional, and suburban trains (Commuter trains in US terminology are included). However, light rail, tram/streetcar, Metro/Subway, and similar trains are not included. Sector volumes are given in passenger-kilometers (PKM) and international traffic is counted in the country of origin. Sector values in the report consist of revenues generated by operating companies through ticket sales, and so exclude state subsidies. All currency conversions used in the creation of the report have been calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.
• The Belgian passenger rail sector is expected to generate total revenues of $1.2bn in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.9% between 2008 and 2012.
• Sector volumes are forecast to increase with a CAGR of 0.8% between 2008-2012, to reach a total of 10.5 billion PKM in 2012.
• The performance of the sector is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 3.2% for the five-year period 2012 - 2017, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $1.4bn by the end of 2017.

Features

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key passenger rail market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Belgium economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Belgium passenger rail market by value in 2012?

What will be the size of the Belgium passenger rail market in 2017?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Belgium passenger rail market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How large is Belgium’s passenger rail market in relation to its regional counterparts?