In the fiscal year 2023, the payload-distance of freight transported domestically via railways in Japan amounted to around **** billion ton-kilometers, decreasing compared to the previous fiscal year. Containers accounted for about **** billion ton-kilometers of the payload distance.
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e-Stat (Japan). (October 31, 2024). Payload-distance of domestic railway freight transportation in Japan from fiscal 2014 to 2023 (in billion ton-kilometers) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/628469/japan-volume-railway-freight-transport/
e-Stat (Japan). "Payload-distance of domestic railway freight transportation in Japan from fiscal 2014 to 2023 (in billion ton-kilometers)." Chart. October 31, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/628469/japan-volume-railway-freight-transport/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Payload-distance of domestic railway freight transportation in Japan from fiscal 2014 to 2023 (in billion ton-kilometers). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/628469/japan-volume-railway-freight-transport/
e-Stat (Japan). "Payload-distance of Domestic Railway Freight Transportation in Japan from Fiscal 2014 to 2023 (in Billion Ton-kilometers)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 31 Oct 2024, /statistics/628469/japan-volume-railway-freight-transport/
e-Stat (Japan), Payload-distance of domestic railway freight transportation in Japan from fiscal 2014 to 2023 (in billion ton-kilometers) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/628469/japan-volume-railway-freight-transport/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Payload-distance of domestic railway freight transportation in Japan from fiscal 2014 to 2023 (in billion ton-kilometers) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), October 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/628469/japan-volume-railway-freight-transport/