Loads carried by rail had increased by 8% reaching to 28.8 mn tonnes in 2014.
Goods Transported by Rail (million tonnes)
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| 24.4 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 26.6 | 28.8 |
Domestic transports by rail had increased by 7% exceeding 25 mn tonnes.
Domestic Transports by Rail (million tonnes)
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| 21.1 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 25.1 |
Rail freight by private wagons exceeded 8 mn tonnes. This is about 29% of all rail freight.
Goods Transported by Private Wagons (million tonnes)
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| 4.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
Leading region in handling for rail (loading/unloading) was 2nd Region (Zonguldak-Ankara-Kayseri) where second was 6th Region (Malatya-Diyarbakir-Van). The region with minimum handling volume is 1st Region with 1,1 million ton, which is the most industrialized region of Turkey, north of Marmara.
Goods Loaded/Unloaded for Rail by Regions (million tonnes)
| 1st Region | 1.10 | 2% |
| 2nd Region | 15.63 | 29% |
| 3rd Region | 5.09 | 9% |
| 4th Region | 7.98 | 15% |
| 5th Region | 5.68 | 10% |
| 6th Region | 14.00 | 26% |
| 7th Region | 4.66 | 9% |
Iron ore was the good with highest volume on rail (6.6 mn tonnes). Coal (3 mn tonnes) and oil (776k tonnes) followed it.
International rail transports decreased by 2% to 1.68 mn tonnes.
International Transports to/from/via Turkey by Rail (million tonnes)
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| 2.69 | 2.56 | 2.12 | 1.71 | 1.68 |
While rail freight between Turkey and Europe dropped, rail traffic to East (Iran and CIS countries) had increased by 37% reaching to 351k tonnes.
International Transports to/from/via Turkey by Rail (000 tonnes)
| Ex Turkey to Europe | 429 | 26% |
| Ex Europe to Turkey | 871 | 52% |
| Ex Turkey to East | 246 | 15% |
| Ex East to Turkey | 105 | 6% |
| Transit Loads | 28 | 2% |
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