Average transit passenger number of JR East Shinkansen in Japan FY 2016-2023, by line

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Alexandru Arba
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Apr 8, 2025

In the fiscal year 2023, the average number of passengers transiting on East Japan Railway Company's Shinkansen (high-speed trains) per day amounted to roughly 131.04 thousand. This was an increase compared to the previous fiscal year, but was still below pre-COVID-19 pandemic values.

Average number of passengers transiting on East Japan Railway Company's (JR East) high-speed trains in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2023, by railway line (in passengers per day)

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Statistic: Average number of passengers transiting on East Japan Railway Company's (JR East) high-speed trains in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2023, by railway line (in passengers per day)

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Release date

November 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal years 2016 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

railway lines only include sections operated by JR East*

Supplementary notes

*Tohoku Shinkansen: Tokyo - Shin-Aomori
Joetsu Shinkansen: Omiya - Niigata
Hokuriku Shinkansen: Takasaki - Joetsumyoko

Average transit passengers = passenger-kilometers / operating kilometers / service days

Data prior to fiscal 2018 are from previous reports.

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