Traffic mile
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006118
A unit of measurement in railway operations representing the movement of one unit of traffic over one mile. The specific unit of traffic defines the metric, resulting in either a passenger-mile (one passenger transported one mile) or a ton-mile (one ton of freight transported one mile). These metrics are fundamental inputs for calculating railway revenue, operating efficiency, and traffic density.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006118 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Rail equipment |
| Translations | German: Verkehrsmeile; Spanish: milla de tráfico; French: mile de trafic |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-006118",
"term": "Traffic mile",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A unit of measurement in railway operations representing the movement of one unit of traffic over one mile. The specific unit of traffic defines the metric, resulting in either a passenger-mile (one passenger transported one mile) or a ton-mile (one ton of freight transported one mile). These metrics are fundamental inputs for calculating railway revenue, operating efficiency, and traffic density.",
"subject": "Rail equipment",
"translations": {
"de": "Verkehrsmeile",
"es": "milla de tráfico",
"fr": "mile de trafic"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/traffic-mile/"
}
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