Rail passenger traffic - by region 2011-2016

Global rail passenger traffic from 2011 to 2016, by region (in billion passenger kilometers)

The data depicts global rail passenger traffic from 2011 to 2016, with a breakdown by region. In 2016, passengers traveled around 27.5 billion passenger kilometers on railways in North and South America.

Asia / Oceania / Middle East 2195 2278.9 2380.9 2173 2171.7 2187.8
Europe 463.5 462.3 475.3 476.1 480 485.6
Russian Federation 124.5 120.4 128.8 144.6 144.6 139.8
America 27.5 27.5 21.7 22.3 20.9 20.8
Africa 23 62.8 63.5 49.3 49.3 49.3