Rail travel in the EU hit record highs in 2024, but railway networks remain uneven across the bloc. Which countries are leading Europe's rail revival? #EuropeInMotion
By Inês Trindade Pereira & video by Léo Arnoux
Published on
19/05/2026 - 10:09 GMT+2
People in the EU took 8.7 billion rail trips in 2024, amounting to a total of 444.5 billion passenger-kilometres, marking the highest level in years, according to the latest Eurostat figures.
Germany and France were the largest overall contributors to rail passenger transport performance, with 109.1 and 107.3 billion passenger-kilometres, respectively.
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