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Countries with the most rail travel

Ranked by Rail passenger-km · 50 ranked · updated 2026-10-28 · 3 snapshots kept

Rail travel measured in passenger-kilometres.

Ranking by Rail passenger-km
#NameRail passenger-kmChange
1China0.95 million–
2Japan0.26 million–
3India0.23 million–
4Russian Federation0.1 million–
5Korea, Rep.0.1 million–
6France0.09 million–
7Germany0.06 million–
8Egypt, Arab Rep.0.04 million–
9Indonesia0.03 million–
10Italy0.03 million–
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11Pakistan0.02 million–
12United Kingdom0.02 million–
13Spain0.02 million–
14Brazil0.02 million–
15Poland0.02 million–
16Switzerland0.01 million–
17United States0.01 millionnew
18Iran, Islamic Rep.0.01 million▼1
19Netherlands0.01 million▼1
20Ukraine0.01 million▼1
21Turkiye0.01 million▼1
22Bangladesh0.01 million▼1
23Australia0.01 million▼1
24Kazakhstan0.01 million▼1
25Austria0.01 million▼1
26Argentina0.01 million▼1
27Sweden0.01 million▼1
28Sri Lanka0.01 million▼1
29Belgium0.01 million▼1
30Czechia0.01 million▼1
31Denmark0.01 million▼1
32Thailand0.01 million▼1
33Romania0.01 million▼1
34Hungary0.01 million▼1
35Belarus0 million▼1
36Morocco0 million▼1
37Myanmar0 million▼1
38South Africa0 million▼1
39Uzbekistan0 millionnew
40Portugal0 million▼2
41Finland0 million▼2
42Turkmenistan0 million▼2
43Slovak Republic0 million▼2
44Israel0 million▼2
45Norway0 million▼2
46Viet Nam0 millionnew
47Cuba0 million▼3
48Syrian Arab Republic0 million▼3
49Bulgaria0 million▼3
50Malaysia0 million▼3

Rank history

Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.

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Chart data as a table
Name2026-10-282026-10-282026-10-28
China111
Japan222
India333
Russian Federation444
Korea, Rep.555
France666
Germany777
Egypt, Arab Rep.888
Indonesia999
Italy101010