In the fiscal year 2022, the congestion rate of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area increased from 108 to 123 percent. The congestion rate increased significantly compared to the previous year but was still far away from pre-COVID-19 pandemic values.
Congestion rate of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2011 to 2022
fiscal years 2011 to 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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including main sections* only
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 congestion as a situation where the train carries the designated capacity of passengers (they can either take a seat, grab a hanging strap, or grab a stanchion next to a door). In contrast, 150 percent is a situation where passengers can still comfortably read an unfolded newspaper, and 180 percent is when a passenger can, with some difficulty, read a folded newspaper. The rate represents the average level of congestion during the busiest hour.
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MLIT (Japan). (July 14, 2023). Congestion rate of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319196/japan-congestion-rate-main-railway-sections-tokyo-area/
MLIT (Japan). "Congestion rate of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2011 to 2022." Chart. July 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319196/japan-congestion-rate-main-railway-sections-tokyo-area/
MLIT (Japan). (2023). Congestion rate of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319196/japan-congestion-rate-main-railway-sections-tokyo-area/
MLIT (Japan). "Congestion Rate of Main Railway Sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from Fiscal Year 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319196/japan-congestion-rate-main-railway-sections-tokyo-area/
MLIT (Japan), Congestion rate of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319196/japan-congestion-rate-main-railway-sections-tokyo-area/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Congestion rate of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2011 to 2022 [Graph], MLIT (Japan), July 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319196/japan-congestion-rate-main-railway-sections-tokyo-area/
