Global urban passenger travel demand for transport by train is projected to more than double to 2.3 trillion passenger kilometers by 2050, up from 1.1 trillion passenger kilometers in 2022. In south and southwest Asia urban passenger rail transport demand is expected to grow by 267 percent in the same period.
Global urban passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers)
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OECD, & ITF. (May 24, 2023). Global urban passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402648/worldwide-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
OECD, und ITF. "Global urban passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402648/worldwide-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
OECD, ITF. (2023). Global urban passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402648/worldwide-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
OECD, and ITF. "Global Urban Passenger Travel Demand for Rail Travel from 2019 to 2022 with a Forecast through 2050, by Region (in Billion Passenger Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402648/worldwide-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
OECD & ITF, Global urban passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402648/worldwide-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Global urban passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph], OECD, & ITF, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402648/worldwide-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/