Passenger number of the major private railways in Japan FY 2014-2023

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Alexandru Arba,
Apr 8, 2025

In the fiscal year 2023, the number of passengers transported by the major private railway companies in Japan amounted to approximately 9.34 billion, increasing from 8.75 billion in the preceding year. The private railway company with the most traffic was Tokyo Metro.

Passenger number of the major private railway companies in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in billions)

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October 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal years 2014 to 2023; 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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referring to large-sized private railways other than Japan Railways (JR) companies

Supplementary notes

Figures prior to the fiscal year 2022 come from previous reporting.

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