Term:
Wagon-kilometre
Definition:

Unit of measurement representing the movement of a wagon loaded or empty over a distance of one kilometre.
Note: To measure the wagon-kilometres performed, the distance to be considered is the distance travelled (each country counts the km performed on its territory). All wagon journeys are included irrespective of the ownership of the wagon. Shunting and other similar movements are excluded.

Domain:
Transport
Source:
Eurostat
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