Train Trips Today
Global rail travel statistics
Train Trips Today
77,946,050journeys worldwide
Understanding Rail Travel
Train trips measures the number of rail journeys taken worldwide. Approximately 80 million train trips are taken daily. Our rail counter trackstrips per second, daily ridership, and high-speed rail statistics.
Also known as rail travel, railway journeys, and train ridership, this metric is closely related to public transportation, sustainability, and urban mobility.
Our rail data covers multiple dimensions including by country, by rail type (high-speed, commuter, freight), and historical trends.
Train Trip Statistics & Data
Track train trips today, journeys per second, and daily ridership.
View India rail system, China high-speed rail, and top rail countries.
Explore Shinkansen statistics, European rail, and rail efficiency.
Learn about maglev trains, rail investment, and sustainability benefits.
What You'll Find on This Page
- •Live Counter: train trips today, per second
- •Leaders: India 8B+ trips, China 3.6B+ trips
- •Speed: maglev 600 km/h, high-speed growing 8%
- •Investment: $500B+ in rail globally
This page provides comprehensive data including train trip statistics, rail travel data, railway counter, ridership tracker, trains 2025, transportation trends, UIC data, and global rail statistics.
Trips Per Second
globally
Annual Passengers
~29 billion
Rail Networks
countries
Rail Leaders
- •India: 8B+ trips/year (world leader)
- •China: 3.6B+ trips/year, 42K km high-speed
- •Japan: Shinkansen 99.3% on-time
- •Europe: 10B+ train trips annually
Rail Trends
- •High-speed rail growing 8% annually
- •Trains are 8x more efficient than planes
- •Maglev trains reaching 600 km/h
- •$500B+ invested in rail globally
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Data Sources: UIC (International Union of Railways), World Bank, Statista