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Place of loading on a railway vehicle

Place in which the goods are loaded on a railway vehicle to be transported by it. Unlike in road and inland waterway transport, transhipments from one railway vehicle directly to another and changes of tractive vehicle are not regarded as unloading/loading. However, if the goods are unloaded from a railway vehicle, loaded on another mode of transport and then loaded again onto another railway vehicle, this is considered as unloading from the first railway vehicle followed by loading on the second railway vehicle.
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Glossary
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EU Policy
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Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026

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