In the fiscal year 2023, the passenger-distance of domestic railway transportation in Japan amounted to around ****** billion passenger-kilometers, increasing from approximately ****** billion in the preceding fiscal year. Railroad transport is Japan's major mass transit system, encompassing anything from local trams to high-speed inter-city railway lines, such as the Japanese bullet train, also known as Shinkansen.
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e-Stat (Japan). (October 31, 2024). Passenger-distance of domestic railway transportation in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/627883/japan-railway-passenger-volume/
e-Stat (Japan). "Passenger-distance of domestic railway transportation in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in billion passenger-kilometers)." Chart. October 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/627883/japan-railway-passenger-volume/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Passenger-distance of domestic railway transportation in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in billion passenger-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/627883/japan-railway-passenger-volume/
e-Stat (Japan). "Passenger-distance of Domestic Railway Transportation in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2023 (in Billion Passenger-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/627883/japan-railway-passenger-volume/
e-Stat (Japan), Passenger-distance of domestic railway transportation in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in billion passenger-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/627883/japan-railway-passenger-volume/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Passenger-distance of domestic railway transportation in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), October 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/627883/japan-railway-passenger-volume/
