Revenue of passenger rail transport in Japan in FY 2017-2021
In the fiscal year 2021, the revenue from passenger railway transportation in Japan amounted to around 4.86 trillion Japanese yen, increasing from 4.27 trillion yen in the previous year. Fiscal 2021 figures show the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the railway passenger transportation industry. Railroad transport is the major mass transit system in Japan encompassing local systems from trams to high-speed railway lines for long-distance travels, such as the Japanese bullet train, also known as Shinkansen.
