In the fiscal year 2022, the Meitetsu Nagoya Line in Japan's Nagoya Metropolitan Area had the busiest main railway line section of the region, reaching a congestion rate of 132 percent between Jingu-Mae and Kanayama. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion rates decreased in the Nagayo Area significantly.
Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Nagoya Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022
Characteristic
Congestion rate**
Meitetsu Nagoya Line (East), Jingu-Mae - Kanayama
132%
Meijo/Meiko Line, Higashi Betsuin - Kamimaezu
131%
Higashiyama Line, Nagoya - Fushimi
130%
Meitetsu Nagoya Line (West), Sako - Meitetsu Nagoya
130%
Chuo Line, Shin-Moriyama - Ozone
112%
Kintetsu Nagoya Line, Komeno - Kintetsu-Nagoya
107%
Tsurumai Line, Shiogama-Guchi - Yagoto
97%
Tokaido Line, Biwajima - Nagoya
90%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Congestion rate**132%132%131%131%130%130%130%130%112%112%107%107%97%97%90%90%Meitetsu Nagoya Line (East), Jingu-Mae - KanayamaMeijo/Meiko Line, Higashi Betsuin - KamimaezuHigashiyama Line, Nagoya - FushimiMeitetsu Nagoya Line (West), Sako - Meitetsu NagoyaChuo Line, Shin-Moriyama - OzoneKintetsu Nagoya Line, Komeno - Kintetsu-NagoyaTsurumai Line, Shiogama-Guchi - YagotoTokaido Line, Biwajima - Nagoya
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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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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. 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 Nagoya Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316964/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-nagoya/
MLIT (Japan). "Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Nagoya Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022." Chart. July 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316964/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-nagoya/
MLIT (Japan). (2023). Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Nagoya Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316964/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-nagoya/
MLIT (Japan). "Main Railway Line Sections with The Highest Congestion Rates in Japan's Nagoya Metropolitan Area in Fiscal Year 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316964/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-nagoya/
MLIT (Japan), Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Nagoya Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316964/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-nagoya/ (last visited March 01, 2025)
Main railway line sections with the highest congestion rates in Japan's Nagoya Metropolitan Area in fiscal year 2022 [Graph], MLIT (Japan), July 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316964/japan-most-congested-main-railway-lines-nagoya/
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