Rail passenger traffic in South Africa decreased over the years with only 237.3 million rail passenger journeys reported in 2018. The decline in rail passenger traffic is assigned to the lack of funding in the country's transportation infrastructure.
Passenger journeys in rail passenger transportation in South Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*
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South Africa Data Portal. (October 22, 2019). Passenger journeys in rail passenger transportation in South Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062322/rail-passenger-traffic-south-africa/
South Africa Data Portal. "Passenger journeys in rail passenger transportation in South Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. October 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062322/rail-passenger-traffic-south-africa/
South Africa Data Portal. (2019). Passenger journeys in rail passenger transportation in South Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062322/rail-passenger-traffic-south-africa/
South Africa Data Portal. "Passenger Journeys in Rail Passenger Transportation in South Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062322/rail-passenger-traffic-south-africa/
South Africa Data Portal, Passenger journeys in rail passenger transportation in South Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062322/rail-passenger-traffic-south-africa/ (last visited September 21, 2023)
Passenger journeys in rail passenger transportation in South Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], South Africa Data Portal, October 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062322/rail-passenger-traffic-south-africa/