The statistic illustrates the world's busiest light rail networks based on the number of passenger journeys in 2018. European cities dominated the list, Budapest was ranked first with 430 million passengers in that year.
World's busiest light rail networks in 2018, ranked by ridership
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Number of passengers in millions
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Statista. (December 4, 2019). World's busiest light rail networks in 2018, ranked by ridership (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556661/light-rail-systems-worldwide-by-ridership/
Statista. "World's busiest light rail networks in 2018, ranked by ridership (in millions)." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556661/light-rail-systems-worldwide-by-ridership/
Statista. (2019). World's busiest light rail networks in 2018, ranked by ridership (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556661/light-rail-systems-worldwide-by-ridership/
Statista. "World's Busiest Light Rail Networks in 2018, Ranked by Ridership (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556661/light-rail-systems-worldwide-by-ridership/
Statista, World's busiest light rail networks in 2018, ranked by ridership (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556661/light-rail-systems-worldwide-by-ridership/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
World's busiest light rail networks in 2018, ranked by ridership (in millions) [Graph], Statista, December 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556661/light-rail-systems-worldwide-by-ridership/