Data includes tickets for long-distance travel or cross-regional travel by train; time-limited subscription based travel; line service and regular train service; all online and offline booked long-distance bus tickets regardless of the purchase channel.
Data excludes tickets for public transport, for within a city or other local travel.
The number of passenger train users globally has grown consistently since 2017 and is projected to continue on an upward trend. In 2024, around billion passenger rail users were recorded. By 2030, this number is expected to grow to ****Â billion users.
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