In 2022, the number of passengers that traveled on local public transport services in Germany amounted to 10 billion. After years of constant growth, the German public transit passenger traffic experienced a sharp drop of around 30 percent in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but began to recover in 2022.
Number of passengers that traveled on regular short-distance public transport in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in billions)
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Passenger travel behavior
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Infrastructure
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- Premium Statistic Length of railway lines in use in Germany 1990-2021
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Revenue of the main companies
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- Premium Statistic Deutsche Bahn AG revenue by business field Germany 2019-2023
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Ridership in the largest cities
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- Premium Statistic Number of passengers on scheduled public transport in Berlin Germany 2011-2022
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Sustainability
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- Premium Statistic Energy consumption of the German transport sector by source 2000-2021
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- Premium Statistic Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger transportation in Germany by mode 2019-2021
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (April 28, 2023). Number of passengers that traveled on regular short-distance public transport in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309558/number-local-public-transport-passengers-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of passengers that traveled on regular short-distance public transport in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in billions)." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309558/number-local-public-transport-passengers-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2023). Number of passengers that traveled on regular short-distance public transport in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309558/number-local-public-transport-passengers-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Passengers That Traveled on Regular Short-distance Public Transport in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309558/number-local-public-transport-passengers-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of passengers that traveled on regular short-distance public transport in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309558/number-local-public-transport-passengers-germany/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Number of passengers that traveled on regular short-distance public transport in Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in billions) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309558/number-local-public-transport-passengers-germany/