This statistic illustrates the share of the worldwide passenger rail transport in 2015, broken down by country. In that year, China accounted for 33 percent of the global rail passenger traffic, followed closely by India, with 31 percent.
Share of the global rail passenger traffic in 2015, by country
Characteristic
Share of rail passenger traffic
China
33%
India
31%
Japan
12%
Russia
3%
Germany
2%
France
2%
United Kingdom
2%
Others
15%
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SCI Verkehr. (March 8, 2017). Share of the global rail passenger traffic in 2015, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/739836/global-rail-passenger-activity-by-country/
SCI Verkehr. "Share of the global rail passenger traffic in 2015, by country." Chart. March 8, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739836/global-rail-passenger-activity-by-country/
SCI Verkehr. (2017). Share of the global rail passenger traffic in 2015, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739836/global-rail-passenger-activity-by-country/
SCI Verkehr. "Share of The Global Rail Passenger Traffic in 2015, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739836/global-rail-passenger-activity-by-country/
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