In the fiscal year 2024, Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) carried around *** million passengers on its high-speed Shinkansen trains, increasing from *** million in the preceding year. Today operated by Japan Railways Group companies, the Japanese bullet trains have been renowned worldwide for their reliability regarding speed, punctuality, and safety since the inauguration of the first Shinkansen in 1964.
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JR Central. (July 25, 2025). Number of passengers carried via Central Japan Railway Company's (JR Central) high-speed trains in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265761/jr-central-high-speed-train-passengers/
JR Central. "Number of passengers carried via Central Japan Railway Company's (JR Central) high-speed trains in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. July 25, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265761/jr-central-high-speed-train-passengers/
JR Central. (2025). Number of passengers carried via Central Japan Railway Company's (JR Central) high-speed trains in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265761/jr-central-high-speed-train-passengers/
JR Central. "Number of Passengers Carried via Central Japan Railway Company's (Jr Central) High-speed Trains in Japan from Fiscal Year 2015 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265761/jr-central-high-speed-train-passengers/
JR Central, Number of passengers carried via Central Japan Railway Company's (JR Central) high-speed trains in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265761/jr-central-high-speed-train-passengers/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Number of passengers carried via Central Japan Railway Company's (JR Central) high-speed trains in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], JR Central, July 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265761/jr-central-high-speed-train-passengers/
