The number of passenger train users globally has grown consistently since 2017 and is projected to continue on an upward trend. In 2023, around 970 million passenger rail users were recorded. By 2028, this number is expected to grow to 1.08 billion users.
Worldwide number of passenger rail users from 2017 to 2023, with a forecast through 2028
(in billion users)
Data includes tickets for long-distance travel or cross-regional travel by train; time-limited subscription based travel; line service and regular train service; all online and offline booked long-distance bus tickets regardless of the purchase channel.
Data excludes tickets for public transport, for within a city or other local travel.
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Statista Mobility Market Insights, & Statista. (March 1, 2024). Worldwide number of passenger rail users from 2017 to 2023, with a forecast through 2028 (in billion users) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413730/global-passenger-rail-users-forecast/
Statista Mobility Market Insights, und Statista. "Worldwide number of passenger rail users from 2017 to 2023, with a forecast through 2028 (in billion users)." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413730/global-passenger-rail-users-forecast/
Statista Mobility Market Insights, Statista. (2024). Worldwide number of passenger rail users from 2017 to 2023, with a forecast through 2028 (in billion users). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413730/global-passenger-rail-users-forecast/
Statista Mobility Market Insights, and Statista. "Worldwide Number of Passenger Rail Users from 2017 to 2023, with a Forecast through 2028 (in Billion Users)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413730/global-passenger-rail-users-forecast/
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Worldwide number of passenger rail users from 2017 to 2023, with a forecast through 2028 (in billion users) [Graph], Statista Mobility Market Insights, & Statista, March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413730/global-passenger-rail-users-forecast/
