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Wagon carrying capacity

The maximum authorised weight a wagon can carry, excluding the wagon’s own weight, but including the tare of the intermodal transport units (ITUs). The carrying capacity of a train is the sum of the carrying capacity of all its wagons. Also referred to as ‘wagon payload’.
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Glossary
Context
EU Policy
Origin document

Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026

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