Global change in intercity train travel since arrival of COVID-19 2020

In 2020, 19 percent of respondents globally reported that their use of trains for intercity travel had increased since arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, 31 percent of respondents declared that their use of airplanes for intercity travel had decreased in the same period.

Change in intercity train travel since arrival of COVID-19 by selected country in 2020

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

May 9, 2020 to September 4, 2020

Number of respondents

>40,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Waves represent the different number of phases in which respondents were conducting the surveys.
Question 1: After you return to next normal, how do you think travelling between cities will change compared to before the COVID-19 outbreak?
Question 2: Consumers that have not used this mode of transportation before the COVID-19 outbreak excluded of scope of country

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