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Operating length of the passenger railroad network in Japan from 2016 to 2024 (in 1,000 kilometers)

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October 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2016 to 2024; as of March 31 of each year stated

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referring to the length of sections between stations of departure and arrival used for passenger operations

Supplementary notes

Figures prior to 2023 are from previous reports.
Figures have been rounded.

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Operating length of the railway network in Japan 2016-2024

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Nov 5, 2024

As of March 2024, the total operating length of the passenger railway network in Japan amounted to around **** thousand kilometers, decreasing from thousand kilometers in 2016. The closures of smaller local railway lines were primarily the reason for this decrease. The large-sized private passenger railway network grew slightly.

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