In 2020, France had the highest international passenger traffic demand, at around three billion passenger-kilometers. The country was followed by Germany, which recorded almost two billion passenger-kilometers in international traffic. Germany was the leading country in national traffic demand, at 57.6 billion passenger-kilometers. Overall, national traffic was greater than international traffic in Europe.
Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2020, by origin and country (in billion passenger-kilometers)
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IRG-Rail. (April 29, 2022). Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2020, by origin and country (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243718/europe-passenger-rail-traffic-breakdown-by-origin/
IRG-Rail. "Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2020, by origin and country (in billion passenger-kilometers)." Chart. April 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243718/europe-passenger-rail-traffic-breakdown-by-origin/
IRG-Rail. (2022). Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2020, by origin and country (in billion passenger-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243718/europe-passenger-rail-traffic-breakdown-by-origin/
IRG-Rail. "Passenger Rail Traffic in Europe in 2020, by Origin and Country (in Billion Passenger-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243718/europe-passenger-rail-traffic-breakdown-by-origin/
IRG-Rail, Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2020, by origin and country (in billion passenger-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243718/europe-passenger-rail-traffic-breakdown-by-origin/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2020, by origin and country (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph], IRG-Rail, April 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243718/europe-passenger-rail-traffic-breakdown-by-origin/