Number of passengers carried via railway transportation in Japan FY 2013-2022
As rolling stock carries the most passengers, the railway is arguably the most important means of public transportation on the archipelago.
In the fiscal year 2022, the number of passengers carried via railway transportation in Japan amounted to approximately 21.05 billion, increasing from around 18.81 billion in the previous year. Railroad transportation is Japan’s major mass transit system encompassing local systems from trams to high-speed railway lines for long-distance travel, called Shinkansen or bullet trains.