With the annual rise in tolls, traffic has been shifting from the turnpike to local roads.

But most international traffic has shifted over the last two decades to undersea fiber-optic cables.

The predominant traffic shifted to coal by 1900, thanks to extensive semi-anthracite coal production along the railroad.

The line lost importance because more traffic shifted to the north-south direction over the decades after 1945 as a result of the division of Germany.

After the construction of Karachi Cantt railway station, major passenger trains and traffic shifted to there.

During the 1950s, the railroad gradually died, as its traffic shifted to trucks.

The pass and its surrounding territories remain snow-covered through most part of the year, during which the traffic shifts to Shibar Pass.

Shortly after the political changes in East Germany in 1989/1990 both passenger and freight traffic fell, since traffic shifted to the road.

Over the years the railroad's traffic has shifted from lumber to agriculture products.

Over time, more and more traffic shifted to the roads, despite their choked, potholed state.