Austria well on track

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Austria invests quite a lot of money in its railway infrastructure compared to other European countries.

According to a recent study by the German association Allianz pro Schiene, Switzerland spent EUR 378 per capita in 2016 on its railway infrastructure, and Austria EUR 198 per inhabitant.  

The Alpine Republic invests about two thirds of its infrastructure funding in the railway network, and one third in its already well-developed road network. Accordingly, freight transport by rail rose to 114.9 million tons.