In the fiscal year 2022, Kobe Main Line in Japan's Osaka Metropolitan Area had the busiest railway line section in the region, reaching a congestion rate of 134 percent between Kanzakigawa and Juso. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion rates decreased in the Osaka Area from around 125 to 109 percent.
Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Osaka Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022
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 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. The rate represents the average level of congestion during the busiest hour.
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MLIT (Japan). (July 14, 2023). Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Osaka Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319415/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-osaka/
MLIT (Japan). "Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Osaka Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022." Chart. July 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319415/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-osaka/
MLIT (Japan). (2023). Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Osaka Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319415/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-osaka/
MLIT (Japan). "Main Railway Line Sections with The Highest Congestion Rates in Japan's Osaka Metropolitan Area in Fiscal Year 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319415/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-osaka/
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Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Osaka Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022 [Graph], MLIT (Japan), July 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319415/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-osaka/
