The France-based SNCF was the leading rail operator for passenger transport in Europe in 2022, with over 74,687 million passenger-kilometers that year. It was followed by Germany-based Deutsche Bahn, which reported over 46,169 million passenger-kilometers during that same period. Both operators dwarfed all other national companies.
Leading European passenger rail operators in 2021
(in million passenger-kilometers)
Data based on operators which are members of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), which represents 94 percent of the European rail passenger operations.
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CER. (February 9, 2023). Leading European passenger rail operators in 2021 (in million passenger-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242905/european-union-leading-passenger-rail-operators/
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Leading European passenger rail operators in 2021 (in million passenger-kilometers) [Graph], CER, February 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242905/european-union-leading-passenger-rail-operators/