India: Railway passengers

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 India

Railway passengers

 Latest value 231,126
 Year 2021
 Measure million passengers times km's
 Data availability 1995 - 2021
 Average 737,256
 Min - Max 231,126 - 1,177,699
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 231126 million passengers times km's, a decline from 1050738 million passengers times km's in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 33031 million passengers times km's, based on data from 47 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1995 to 2021 is 737256 million passengers times km's. The minimum value, 231126 million passengers times km's, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 1177699 million passengers times km's was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
India - Railway passengers - Recent values chart

Historical series
India - Railway passengers - historical chart - 1995-2021




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

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