This article reports on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's publication of the Railway Transport Statistics Monthly Report (Summary) for March 2025.
Key Points
1. Railway and Tramway Passenger Transport Volume
- Total passenger count: 1,937.67 million passengers (3.2% increase from previous year)
- Total passenger-kilometers: 33.1 billion passenger-km (2.9% increase from previous year)
- JR passenger companies: 723.54 million passengers (3.2% increase from previous year)
- Private railways (non-JR): 1,214.13 million passengers (3.3% increase from previous year)
2. Shinkansen Transport Performance
- Passenger count: 32.76 million passengers (5.7% increase from previous year)
- Passenger-kilometers: 8,040.30 million passenger-km (3.3% increase from previous year)
- Growth rate exceeding overall JR transport performance
- Suggests recovery trend in domestic long-distance travel
3. Railway Freight Transport Volume Trends
- Total freight volume: 3.37 million tons (3.5% decrease from previous year)
- Total freight ton-kilometers: 1.7 billion ton-km (0.7% decrease from previous year)
- Container transport: 1.99 million tons (4.4% increase from previous year)
- Wagon-load transport: 1.38 million tons (13.1% decrease from previous year)
4. Transport Mode Characteristics
- Container transport maintains increasing trend
- Wagon-load transport shows significant decline
- Passenger transport shows overall recovery trend
- Continued recovery from COVID-19 impact
5. Statistical Information Utilization
- Prepared by the Transportation Economic Statistics Survey Office, Information Policy Division, Policy Bureau
- Detailed data available on e-Stat
- When reprinting, must indicate source as "Railway Transport Statistics Monthly Report"
- Used as basic material for transportation policy formulation
The article indicates that railway passenger transport continues to show positive year-on-year growth, with Shinkansen usage particularly strong, while freight transport shows a declining trend.