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Eurostat: EU rail passenger-kilometres rose 5.8% in 2024

Main undertakings reached 443 billion passenger-kilometres, up from 419 billion in 2023. The series began in 2004.

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Germany led with 2.904 billion passengers. Passenger-kilometres measure total distance travelled.

Coverage of main undertakings follows minimum activity thresholds.

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Rail passenger transport performance
443 billion passenger-kilometres
2024 · Observed
Rail passenger transport performance
419 billion passenger-kilometres
2023 · Observed
Annual change
5.8 percent
2024 · Observed
Methodology

Reports Eurostat’s annual passenger-kilometre series for main railway undertakings and the 2023 comparison.

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