EU Reporter
Rail passenger transport increased by 2.6% in 2025
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Rail passenger transport across the EU rose to 445 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm) in 2025, up from 2024’s figure by 2.6%, according to Eurostat data. The 2025 total is the highest reported by main rail operators since comparable records began in 2004. Germany recorded the most passengers with 2,954 million, ahead of France (1,312 million) and Italy (844 million). At the low end were Lithuania (5 million), Estonia (8 million) and Greece (14 million). Luxembourg led on passenger volume per inhabitant (46.1), while Greece (1.4) had the lowest. Hungary topped pkm per inhabitant at 1,692.
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