Global Rail Freight Market 2022-2026

Global Rail Freight Market 2022-2026

Technavio has been monitoring the rail freight market and it is poised to grow by $ 29.29 bn during 2022-2026, progressing at a CAGR of 2.15% during the forecast period. Our report on the rail freight market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current global market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by the low cost of rail freight and robust investments in freight corridors. In addition, the low cost of rail freight is anticipated to boost the growth of the market as well.

The rail freight market analysis includes the destination segment and geographic landscape.

Technavio's rail freight market is segmented as below:

By Destination

  • Domestic
  • International
By Geographical Landscape
  • APAC
  • Europe
  • North America
  • MEA
  • South America
This study identifies the increasing industrial and cross-border trade activitiesas one of the prime reasons driving the rail freight market growth during the next few years.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters. Our report on rail freight market covers the following areas:
  • Rail freight market sizing
  • Rail freight market forecast
  • Rail freight market industry analysis
Technavio's robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading rail freight market vendors that include BNSF Railway Co., Brookfield Business Partners L.P., Canadian National Railway Co., Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., Colas SA, CSX Corp., Dassault Systemes SE, Deutsche Post AG, SNTFM CFR Marfa SA, and WSP Global Inc. Also, the rail freight market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. Technavio's market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth."

Companies Mentioned

BNSF Railway Co., Brookfield Business Partners L.P., Canadian National Railway Co., Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., Colas SA, CSX Corp., Dassault Systemes SE, Deutsche Post AG, SNTFM CFR Marfa SA, WSP Global Inc.


  • Executive Summary
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market characteristics
    • Value chain analysis
      • Table Value chain analysis: Railroads (Freight)
      • Shippers
      • Rail freight operator
      • Freight forwarder
      • Destination terminal
      • Buyers
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2021
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2021 - 2026
      • Estimating growth rates for emerging and high-growth markets
      • Estimating growth rates for mature markets
        • Table Global - Market size and forecast 2021 - 2026 ($ billion)
        • Table Global market: Year-over-year growth 2021 - 2026 (%)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Table Five forces analysis 2021 & 2026
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Bargaining power of buyers
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry
    • Market condition
      • Table Market condition - Five forces 2021
  • Market Segmentation by Destination
    • Market segments
      • Table Destination - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
    • Comparison by Destination
      • Table Comparison by Destination
    • Domestic - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
      • Table Domestic - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
      • Table Domestic - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • International - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
      • Table International - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
      • Table International - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Destination
      • Table Market opportunity by Destination
  • Customer landscape
    • Table Customer landscape
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Geographic comparison
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
      • Table APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
      • Table APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
      • Table Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
      • Table Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
      • Table North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
      • Table North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • MEA - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
      • Table MEA - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
      • Table MEA - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
      • Table South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
      • Table South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Key leading countries
      • Table Key leading countries
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Low cost of rail freight
      • Robust investments in freight corridors
    • Market challenges
      • Increasing maintenance expenses
      • Not economical for short distance and small loads
        • Table Impact of drivers and challenges
    • Market trends
      • Emergence of digitalization in rail freight services
      • Increase in private sector participation
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Table Vendor landscape
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Landscape disruption
      • Table Industry risks
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Market positioning of vendors
    • BNSF Railway Co.
      • Table BNSF Railway Co. –Overview
      • Table BNSF Railway Co. - Business segments
      • Table BNSF Railway Co. - Key offerings
      • Table BNSF Railway Co. - Segment focus
    • Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
      • Table Brookfield Business Partners L.P. –Overview
      • Table Brookfield Business Partners L.P. - Business segments
      • Table Brookfield Business Partners L.P. - Key offerings
      • Table Brookfield Business Partners L.P. - Segment focus
    • Canadian National Railway Co.
      • Table Canadian National Railway Co. –Overview
      • Table Canadian National Railway Co. - Business segments
      • Table Canadian National Railway Co. - Key offerings
      • Table Canadian National Railway Co. - Segment focus
    • Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
      • Table Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. –Overview
      • Table Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Colas SA
      • Table Colas SA – Overview
      • Table Colas SA - Business segments
      • Table Colas SA - Key offerings
      • Table Colas SA - Segment focus
    • CSX Corp.
      • Table CSX Corp. –Overview
      • Table CSX Corp. - Business segments
      • Table CSX Corp.- Key news
      • Table CSX Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table CSX Corp. - Segment focus
    • Dassault Systemes SE
      • Table Dassault Systemes SE – Overview
      • Table Dassault Systemes SE - Business segments
      • Table Dassault Systemes SE - Key offerings
      • Table Dassault Systemes SE - Segment focus
    • Deutsche Post AG
      • Table Deutsche Post AG – Overview
      • Table Deutsche Post AG - Business segments
      • Table Deutsche Post AG- Key news
      • Table Deutsche Post AG - Key offerings
      • Table Deutsche Post AG - Segment focus
    • SNTFM CFR Marfa SA
      • Table SNTFM CFR Marfa SA – Overview
      • Table SNTFM CFR Marfa SA - Product and service
      • Table SNTFM CFR Marfa SA - Key offerings
    • WSP Global Inc.
      • Table WSP Global Inc. –Overview
      • Table WSP Global Inc. - Business segments
      • Table WSP Global Inc.- Key news
      • Table WSP Global Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table WSP Global Inc. - Segment focus
  • Appendix
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research Methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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