Sri Lanka: Railway passengers

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 Sri Lanka

Railway passengers

 Latest value 7,407
 Year 2015
 Measure million passengers times km's
 Data availability 1995 - 2015
 Average 4,283
 Min - Max 3,103 - 7,407
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2015 is 7407 million passengers times km's, an increase from 6257 million passengers times km's in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 48452 million passengers times km's, based on data from 75 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1995 to 2015 is 4283 million passengers times km's. The minimum value, 3103 million passengers times km's, was reached in 1996 while the maximum of 7407 million passengers times km's was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Sri Lanka - Railway passengers - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - Railway passengers - historical chart - 1995-2015




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

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