In the fiscal year 2022, the Keihin-Tohoku Line in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area had the busiest main railway line section, reaching a congestion rate of 142 percent between the stations Kawaguchi and Akabane. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion rates decreased in Tokyo from an average of 163 percent to 123 percent. If also including other than main sections, the Nippori-toneri Liner was the most-congested rail track.
Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area in fiscal year 2021
October to November 1, 2022; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year
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10 highest congestion rates
Supplementary notes
*Main sections refer to those sections that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has surveyed continuously in its congestion statistics.
**According to the source, the MLIT defines a 100 percent level as a situation where all the seats in the train are taken and the standing passengers can find a strap to hold on to, while 180 percent is a situation where a passenger can, with some difficulty, read a folded newspaper. The rate represents the average level of congestion amid the busiest hour.
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MLIT (Japan). (July 14, 2023). Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area in fiscal year 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279107/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-tokyo/
MLIT (Japan). "Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area in fiscal year 2021." Chart. July 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279107/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-tokyo/
MLIT (Japan). (2023). Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area in fiscal year 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279107/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-tokyo/
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Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area in fiscal year 2021 [Graph], MLIT (Japan), July 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279107/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-tokyo/
