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Number of passengers carried via JR Shinkansen in Japan FY 2015-2021

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Alexandru Arba,
Oct 21, 2022
In fiscal year 2021, Japan Railways' Shinkansen high-speed trains carried around 195 million passengers, increasing from 156 million passengers in the preceding fiscal year.
Today operated by the Japan Railways Group, the Japanese bullet train has been renowned worldwide for its reliability regarding speed, punctuality, and safety since its inauguration in 1964.

Number of passengers carried via Japan Railways (JR) high-speed trains in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2021 (in millions)

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Release date

September 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal years 2015 to 2021; the Japanese fiscal years run from April 1 of the stated year to March 31 of the following year

Special properties

not including Akita Shinkansen and Yamagata Shinkansen*

Supplementary notes

*The Japanese Shinkansen Railways Maintenance Law defines shinkansen as railway lines allowing trains to travel at 200 kilometers per hour and faster on its main sections.

Figures prior to fiscal 2020 are from previous reports.

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