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In 2023, passenger traffic on railways amounted to ****billion passenger kilometers in Europe. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, rail passenger traffic in Europe had been on an upward trend but collapsed when travel restrictions were put in place in 2020.

Europe one of the leading passenger rail markets

Worldwide, passengers traveled nearly ****trillion passenger kilometers on railway networks in 2023, with Europe representing the second-largest market globally. In fact, Europeans traveled nearly ** times as much as their American counterparts. The passenger demand in the Asia and Oceania region, however, substantially outstripped demand in Europe. In 2023, passenger traffic in Asia and Oceania was nearly ****times as high as in Europe. 

French leading European passenger rail transport

The French operator SNCF was responsible for transporting the largest number of passengers in Europe in 2021, recording nearly ** billion passenger kilometers. SNCF was followed by German operator Deutsche Bahn, which reported over ** billion passenger kilometers.