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Japan's railways carried 9.147 billion passengers (260 billion passenger-kilometres) in the year 2013–14. [3] In comparison, Germany has over 40,000 km (25,000 mi) of railways, but carries only 2.2 billion passengers per year. [4] Because of the massive use of its railway system, Japan is home to 46 of the world's 50 busiest stations. [5]
Japan: 25,201 2019 [7] Includes all public and private rail services. For only the JR group rail companies, the figure in 2019 was 9,503 million passengers. [7] 2 India: 8,439 2019 Includes Indian Railways suburban and intercity traffic only, excludes the passengers carried by rapid transit systems.
This is the name for the concept of using a single train that is designed to travel on both 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway lines and the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge used by Shinkansen train services in Japan. The trucks/bogies of the Gauge Change Train (GCT) allow the wheels to be unlocked from the axles, narrowed ...
JR East, for example, is the largest single urban rail operator in the world, carrying around 14 million passengers daily on its extensive rail network in Greater Tokyo. [1] Other major railways: Any other major railways not fitting any of the above four categories. Examples include the Tsukuba Express and the Enoshima Electric Railway.
Shinkansen trains are also known to be very punctual, following suit with all other Japanese transport; in 2003, the average delay per train on the Tokaido Shinkansen was a mere 6 seconds. [10] Japan has been trying to sell its Shinkansen technology overseas, and has struck deals to help build systems in India , Thailand , and the United States .
Toggle North America subsection. 5.1 Caribbean. ... Japan: see Rail transport in Japan ... Bangladesh: see Rail transport in Bangladesh
The California High-Speed Rail Authority was created in 1996 to implement an 800-mile (1,300 km) rail system which is estimated to cost about $40 billion. The system will not require operating subsidies, and is expected to generate $1 billion in annual profits.
Northeast Maglev (formally, The Northeast Maglev, LLC) is a private U.S. company proposing a maglev train system in the Northeastern United States. [2] The company aims to use the SCMaglev superconducting maglev system developed by the Central Japan Railway Company to provide 15-minute service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., with an intermediate stop at BWI Airport, and ultimately ...