Global passenger demand for intercity and international travel by train is projected to grow nearly five-fold between 2022 and 2050, growing from around 1,310 billion passenger kilometers to 6,640 billion passenger kilometers. The majority of this growth is expected in East and Northeast Asia, where passenger demand is expected to rise by more than 600 percent in the same period.
Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by passenger train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers)
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ITF, & OECD. (May 24, 2023). Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by passenger train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401186/passenger-travel-demand-by-passenger-trains-worldwide-by-region/
ITF, und OECD. "Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by passenger train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401186/passenger-travel-demand-by-passenger-trains-worldwide-by-region/
ITF, OECD. (2023). Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by passenger train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401186/passenger-travel-demand-by-passenger-trains-worldwide-by-region/
ITF, and OECD. "Global Non-urban Intercity and International Passenger Travel Demand by Passenger Train from 2019 to 2022 with a Forecast through 2050, by Region (in Billion Passenger Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401186/passenger-travel-demand-by-passenger-trains-worldwide-by-region/
ITF & OECD, Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by passenger train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401186/passenger-travel-demand-by-passenger-trains-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by passenger train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph], ITF, & OECD, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401186/passenger-travel-demand-by-passenger-trains-worldwide-by-region/