In 2022, France was the leading European country in terms of rail passenger-kilometers, with about 108.7 billion passenger-kilometers. Germany came in second place with about 92.3 billion passenger-kilometers, 85 percent that of France. The United Kingdom took third place with about 51.1 billion passenger-kilometers. This is in contrast with the total length of rail network in Europe, where Germany had 38,836 kilometers of rail while France had 27,812 kilometers of rail.
Passenger rail traffic in Europe in 2022, by country
(in billion passenger-kilometers)
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