Bangladesh: Railway passengers

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 Bangladesh

Railway passengers

 Latest value 10,040
 Year 2016
 Measure million passengers times km's
 Data availability 1995 - 2016
 Average 5,715
 Min - Max 3,678 - 10,040
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2016 is 10040 million passengers times km's, an increase from 8711 million passengers times km's in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 51345 million passengers times km's, based on data from 72 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1995 to 2016 is 5715 million passengers times km's. The minimum value, 3678 million passengers times km's, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 10040 million passengers times km's was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Bangladesh - Railway passengers - Recent values chart

Historical series
Bangladesh - Railway passengers - historical chart - 1995-2016




Definition: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.

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