In 2021, France was the leading European country in terms of rail passenger-kilometers, with about 79.5 billion passenger-kilometers. Germany came in second place with about 57.5 billion passenger-kilometers, 70 percent than that of France. The United Kingdom took third place with about 30.8 billion passenger-kilometers. This is in contrast with the total length of rail network in Europe, where Germany had 39,799 kilometers of rail while France had 27,057 kilometers of rail.
Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2021, by country
(in billion passenger-kilometers)
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European Commission. (October 10, 2023). Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2021, by country (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458182/europe-passenger-rail-traffic-by-country/
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