In the fiscal year 2022, the passenger volume index of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area reached 89 points, increasing by seven points compared to the previous year, but remaining about 35 points below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. That year, the Keihin-Tohoku Line between Kawaguchi and Akabane featured the most congested main section in the capital region.
Passenger volume index of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2013 to 2022
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fiscal years 2013 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
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*Main sections refer to those sections that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has surveyed continuously in its congestion statistics.
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MLIT (Japan). (July 14, 2023). Passenger volume index of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (index points) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316110/japan-railway-passenger-volume-index-tokyo-area/
MLIT (Japan). "Passenger volume index of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (index points)." Chart. July 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316110/japan-railway-passenger-volume-index-tokyo-area/
MLIT (Japan). (2023). Passenger volume index of main railway sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (index points). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316110/japan-railway-passenger-volume-index-tokyo-area/
MLIT (Japan). "Passenger Volume Index of Main Railway Sections in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area from Fiscal Year 2013 to 2022 (Index Points)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316110/japan-railway-passenger-volume-index-tokyo-area/
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